Mission Engineering Associate (Fall 2026)
Mission Engineering Associate
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.
Role
- Work with mission engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures
- Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them
- Participate in commanding activities of our first five operational spacecraft
- Help develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer
- Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools
Requirements
- Have a B.S. degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science related major.
- Experience in scripting with Python
- Basic understanding of satellite systems
- Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties without supervision
- A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on development and testing
Bonus
- Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigations
- Experience building operational software tools and user-friendly UIs
- Experience with software development tools such as Git
Pay
Base Salary: $1,925 - $1,925 USD