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 $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Senior Network Operations Engineer

As a Satellite Network Operations Engineer, you will be providing operations support for our satellite networks that include ground equipment and satellite payload. These networks are deployed worldwide and are used both by commercial and government customers. This role is ideal for someone who loves working with internal stakeholders and external partners to tackle tough challenges and design and implement solutions for end customers with an operations focused mindset.

Role

As a Satellite Network Operations Engineer, you will be providing end-to-end operations support for our satellite networks -- including ground equipment and satellite payloads. These networks are deployed worldwide and used by commercial and government customers. This role is ideal for someone who loves working with internal stakeholders and external partners to tackle tough challenges and design and implement solutions for end customers with an operations-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

Design, create, test, and execute operations procedures for network deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Investigate anomalies and service degradations and work with our satellite operations team and other engineering teams to find quick resolutions and perform effective root cause analysis
Coordinate with engineering teams to develop monitoring and alerting tools and processes
Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools
Analyze new customer requirements and design solutions with a focus on maintainability, scalability, and security
Support in-field deployment of ground systems and integration with customer networks

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or a related field OR 2+ years of professional experience working in telecommunications, networking, or space systems engineering
0–2 years of hands-on technical experience (including internships, academic research, engineering student design teams like CubeSat / rocketry / robotics, or lab work)
Familiarity with RF concepts such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR, C/N), link budgets, modulation and coding schemes, and basic radio hardware components
Understanding of core networking concepts, including switching and routing, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP vs UDP, and the OSI stack
Strong programming fundamentals and practical experience with scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python)
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Effective oral and written communication skills
Ability to multitask and effectively manage tim
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria

Bonus

Prior experience in satellite mission operations, ground station operations, or network operations centers (MOC/NOC)
Hands-on laboratory or project experience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, VNAs) or Software-Defined Radios (SDRs / GNU Radio)
Knowledge of RF Terminals/Antennas, satellite payload and VSAT hub systems (e.g. Hughes, iDirect/Newtec, Gilat) including modulators and demodulators