at Astranis
Location
San Francisco
Compensation
$115k–$140k USD
Type
full time
Posted
5/25/2023
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Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
As a Mission Operations Engineer you will sit at the intersection of deep spacecraft expertise and hands-on mission operations, working closely with hardware and software engineers to figure out how our satellites should be flown, and building the procedures, tools, and autonomy that allow us to do it safely and reliably, at scale.
You'll be part of a team that serves as the connective tissue between our front-line satellite operators and our deep subsystem engineering teams: close enough to the mission to act decisively, and systems-broad enough to see the second-order effects across the spacecraft system and fleet as a whole.
You will get a chance to work with some incredibly smart and experienced people. No prior space experience is needed, you just need to enjoy getting your hands dirty with real systems, and be energized by technically demanding, high-stakes problems.
This role will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs.
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Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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