Facilities Engineer

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.

About the role

As a Facilities Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for the design, modification, and maintenance of existing and new facilities infrastructure here at historic Pier 70 in San Francisco. You will own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of facility infrastructure supporting spacecraft manufacturing, including HVAC, electrical distribution, compressed air, liquid nitrogen, process cooling water, and other building utility systems. You will lead capital improvement projects from concept through commissioning, including facility expansions, equipment installations, infrastructure upgrades, contractor coordination, budgeting, and schedule management. You will partner with Manufacturing, Environmental Test, and various other teams to build out the factory in a scalable way. You will develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for facility systems utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), driving improvements in equipment uptime, asset lifecycle, and maintenance efficiency. You will implement and monitor facility performance metrics, including energy usage, utility capacity, equipment reliability, and maintenance targets, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime. You will create and maintain engineering documentation, including utility layouts, standard operating procedures, infrastructure specifications, as-built drawings, and equipment records to support long-term facility operations. You will own the factory-wide master layout. You will manage outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants for large infrastructure projects. You will maintain Environmental Health & Safety compliance with OSHA, NFPA, environmental regulations, and internal safety requirements. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase the reliability, maintainability, and scalability of Astranis' manufacturing facilities to support rapid production growth. You will investigate incidents, injuries, and near misses; perform root cause analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence. You will oversee hazardous waste programs, including storage, handling, transportation, and disposal in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of facility infrastructure supporting spacecraft manufacturing, including HVAC, electrical distribution, compressed air, liquid nitrogen, process cooling water, and other building utility systems.
• Lead capital improvement projects from concept through commissioning, including facility expansions, equipment installations, infrastructure upgrades, contractor coordination, budgeting, and schedule management.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Environmental Test, and various other teams to build out the factory in a scalable way.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for facility systems utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), driving improvements in equipment uptime, asset lifecycle, and maintenance efficiency.
• Implement and monitor facility performance metrics, including energy usage, utility capacity, equipment reliability, and maintenance targets, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including utility layouts, standard operating procedures, infrastructure specifications, as-built drawings, and equipment records to support long-term facility operations.
• Own the factory-wide master layout.
• Manage outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants for large infrastructure projects.
• Maintain Environmental Health & Safety compliance with OSHA, NFPA, environmental regulations, and internal safety requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase the reliability, maintainability, and scalability of Astranis' manufacturing facilities to support rapid production growth.
• Investigate incidents, injuries, and near misses; perform root cause analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
• Oversee hazardous waste programs, including storage, handling, transportation, and disposal in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Facilities Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of and the ability to execute large infrastructure upgrades, including HVAC, plumbing, and/or electrical systems.
• Strong organizational and structured project management skills.
• Must be onsite 5 days a week. Bonus: Experience designing and building cleanrooms.
• Experience designing factory infrastructure for aerospace or equivalent industries.
• Design experience using AutoCAD or equivalent software.
• Experience programming and operating digital Building Management Systems (BMS).
• Experience implementing a new CMMS.
• Experience managing an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) program.

What we offer

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. 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. Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position. Base Salary: $125,000—$155,000 USD. U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.