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Senior Business Development Manager, Satellite Constellations

  • Location: Menlo Park, California
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8048
  • Salary: NON 170,000

Senior Business Development Manager – Satellite Constellations

A fast-growing space technology company is looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to lead its expansion into the US defence and intelligence market. Reporting to the SVP of Growth, you'll own the strategy and customer relationships across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) portfolio, working hand in hand with the engineering, technology, legal, and finance teams.

This is an end-to-end capture role. You'll take opportunities from first customer contact right through to signed contract, acting as the customer's advocate internally and helping shape company priorities along the way.

What you'll be doing

  • Driving both short-term wins and long-term growth across the DoD/IC space.
  • Owning customer engagement, building the pipeline, and leading capture activity from lead to award.
  • Shaping clear, actionable account strategies for target agencies and organisations.
  • Spotting new opportunities and steering them through each pipeline stage against growth targets.
  • Building and maintaining customer engagement plans.
  • Running proposals and RFI responses end to end, including win themes, technical solutioning with engineering, price-to-win, content development, and final review before submission.
  • Using internal tools and processes to track and manage the pipeline.
  • Partnering with other BD colleagues and engineering across live opportunities.
  • Feeding customer insight back into the product and technology roadmap.
  • Working alongside legal and finance to shape deals.

What you'll need

  • 10+ years in aerospace or defence, including at least 5 years in business development.
  • A track record of building a plan and delivering it with real ownership and little oversight.
  • Hands-on experience supporting or leading proposals and captures for US Government customers.
  • Proven success winning space business within the DoD.
  • A self-starter who's comfortable leading through ambiguity and learning as they go.
  • Strong people instincts and the ability to work well across teams and with customers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Happy operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
  • Able to travel up to 35% of the time.
  • Eligible to obtain a US security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in a technical discipline.
  • Prior delivery into DoD/IC customers.
  • Familiarity with space-based environmental monitoring missions.
  • Previous P&L responsibility.
  • Background in remote sensing satellite development or mission operations.
  • Experience across a mix of DoD, IC, and civil government customers.
  • A working grasp of systems engineering and system architectures.

Compensation

Base salary of $150k – $170k, with an OTE of $294,000 – $328,000 (base plus target commission at full quota). Commission is uncapped. Package also includes a competitive equity grant and full benefits. Final offer depends on skills, experience, and location.

Director of Business Development, Satellite Constellations

  • Location: Menlo Park, California
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8047
  • Salary: NON 250,000

Director of Business Development

A fast-growing space technology company is looking for a Director of Business Development to lead its expansion into the US defence and intelligence market. Reporting to the SVP of Growth, you'll own the strategy and customer relationships across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) portfolio, working closely with the engineering, technology, legal, and finance teams.

This is an end-to-end capture role. You'll take opportunities from first customer contact right through to signed contract, acting as the customer's advocate internally and helping shape company priorities along the way.

This position can be performed remotely from an approved location.

What you'll be doing

  • Driving both short-term wins and long-term growth across the DoD/IC space.
  • Owning customer engagement, building the pipeline, and leading capture activity from lead to award.
  • Shaping clear, actionable account strategies for target agencies and organisations.
  • Spotting new opportunities and steering them through each pipeline stage against growth targets.
  • Building and maintaining customer engagement plans.
  • Running proposals and RFI responses end to end, including win themes, technical solutioning with engineering, price-to-win, content development, and final review before submission.
  • Using internal tools and processes to track and manage the pipeline.
  • Partnering with other BD colleagues and engineering across live opportunities.
  • Feeding customer insight back into the product and technology roadmap.
  • Working alongside legal and finance to shape deals.

What you'll need

  • 10+ years in aerospace or defence, including at least 5 years in business development.
  • A track record of building a plan and delivering it with real ownership and little oversight.
  • Hands-on experience supporting or leading proposals and captures for US Government customers.
  • Proven success winning space business within the DoD/IC.
  • A self-starter who's comfortable leading through ambiguity and learning as they go.
  • Strong people instincts and the ability to work well across teams and with customers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Happy operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
  • Able to travel up to 35% of the time.
  • Active Top Secret (TS) clearance.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in a technical discipline.
  • Prior delivery into DoD/IC customers.
  • Previous P&L responsibility.
  • Background in remote sensing satellite development or mission operations.
  • Experience across a mix of DoD, IC, and civil government customers.
  • A working grasp of systems engineering and system architectures.

Compensation

Base salary of $170k – $240k, with an OTE of $354,000 – $400,000 (base plus target commission at full quota). Commission is uncapped. Package also includes a competitive equity grant and full benefits. Final offer depends on skills, experience, and location.

Electrical Engineer

  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8035
  • Salary: NON 170,000

Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Orlando, FL (hybrid – must be local)

Salary: $120,000 – $170,000 + Benefits (DOE)

An innovative space technology company is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to play a key role in developing a next-generation Earth observation payload that will help redefine how our planet is mapped from space.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the electrical architecture of a sophisticated spaceborne instrument, working across the complete product lifecycle from concept and detailed design through hardware build, environmental testing, integration and launch preparation.

Working alongside a highly experienced multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll influence critical design decisions while helping deliver cutting-edge space hardware from the ground up.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead the design and development of the payload's electrical architecture, including power, data and avionics systems.

  • Develop high-reliability electronics for a complex spaceflight instrument.

  • Design FPGA-based hardware and integrate high-speed digital interfaces and peripherals.

  • Develop precision timing and synchronization systems for mission-critical payload operations.

  • Design power regulation and distribution systems for space applications.

  • Work closely with optical, mechanical and systems engineers to integrate the complete payload.

  • Collaborate with specialist suppliers to ensure critical hardware meets demanding performance requirements.

  • Support hardware build, assembly, integration, environmental testing and space qualification activities.

  • Perform circuit analysis, identify technical risks and contribute to design verification and validation.

  • Produce engineering documentation for design reviews, interface control, testing and system verification.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

  • Approximately 7+ years of experience developing complex electronic systems.

  • Experience designing electrical systems for aerospace, space or other high-reliability environments.

  • Strong understanding of power electronics, avionics and embedded hardware.

  • Experience with FPGA-based systems and high-speed digital interfaces.

  • Knowledge of spacecraft electrical architectures, power distribution and command & data handling systems.

  • Experience with EMC/EMI, grounding strategies and hardware qualification.

  • Ability to translate system-level requirements into robust hardware designs.

  • Excellent communication skills with experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Nice to Have

  • Spaceflight hardware development.

  • Laser or optical instrumentation.

  • Radiation analysis or radiation-tolerant electronics.

  • Analog and digital circuit board design.

  • Sensor integration.

  • PCB and CCA development.

  • SPICE simulation experience.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact on the development of a flagship space mission. You'll have ownership of critical electrical systems while working through the entire engineering lifecycle, from concept and architecture to flight hardware, integration and qualification.

You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving engineering team where your work will directly influence the success of an innovative space program, with the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges and see your designs become reality.

If you're looking for a role where you'll combine technical ownership, cutting-edge engineering and real mission impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Re-Entry Technical Lead

  • Location: Cardiff, Cardiff
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7992
  • Salary: NON 90,000

We are supporting a client of ours in the search for a senior engineer to take technical ownership of a critical heat shield development programme. This is a high-impact role for someone with deep aerothermal expertise and proven re-entry domain experience.

The programme is already beyond concept phase and is moving through detailed design and analysis. The successful person will pick up existing work, lead technical direction, and provide the level of authority needed to help the team move quickly and confidently.

The Role

You will act as the technical lead / design authority for heat shield development, supporting a team of engineers working on re-entry spacecraft technology. The focus is not people management, but technical leadership — setting direction, making decisions, and driving delivery across the workstream.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the aerothermal / thermal engineering activity for heat shield design and analysis

  • Take ownership of an already-mature design and progress it through further detailed development

  • Act as the design authority for the work, making sound technical decisions and directing engineering activity

  • Provide technical tasking and guidance to a capable but relatively junior team

  • Bring re-entry domain expertise into the team to strengthen decision-making and programme execution

Required Experience

  • Strong aerothermal / thermal engineering background

  • Proven re-entry domain experience is essential

  • Good understanding of the orbital and atmospheric entry environment

  • Ability to operate as a systems-level thinker rather than a narrow specialist

  • Comfortable making decisions, setting direction, and operating with technical authority

Useful Additional Background

  • Experience on return satellites, re-entry vehicles, or related programmes

  • Background in hypersonic systems may be relevant where there is strong overlap in aerothermal analysis

Team Context

The engineer will support a team currently around eight people, expected to grow to around ten or eleven. There are no direct line management responsibilities in this role; functional leads manage the resource pool, while this position provides technical leadership across the work.

Key Points

  • This is an urgent hire

  • Permanent hire is preferred, but contract options may be considered

  • Candidates must be UK-based due to export control constraints

Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #7986

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Missile Defense Systems – 12 Month Contract – Remote

Join a mission-focused engineering team developing advanced solid propulsion and open-architecture airborne ISR technologies for DoD weapon systems, missile defense, and space launch programs. This is a hands-on role for a senior engineer who thrives on solving complex design challenges at a small, collaborative company working alongside industry pioneers.

What You'll Do

  • Lead design of hot gas valves, rocket thrusters, actuators, igniters, and pressure vessels
  • Own trade-off analysis and design optimization across multidisciplinary systems
  • Build intricate 2D/3D CAD models and technical drawings; apply advanced GD&T and tolerance analysis
  • Run structural, dynamic, and thermal simulations; interpret results to drive design decisions
  • Guide material selection and characterization for demanding applications
  • Oversee additive manufacturing, composite layups, machining, molding, and assembly — including quality control and technical guidance to assembly teams
  • Design test setups and custom fixtures; lead large-scale, high-risk test programs
  • Drive requirements engineering, risk management, and continuous improvement across programs
  • Manage schedules, proposals, and cross-functional teams on large-scale projects
  • Communicate technical findings clearly through documentation and presentations

What You Bring

  • 10–15 years of mechanical engineering experience, ideally in rocket motor design and testing
  • BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field (MS preferred); equivalent experience considered
  • U.S. citizenship, with ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • A self-motivated, collaborative, “get it done” mindset
  • Willingness to travel ~10%

Proposal Manager

  • Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7976
  • Salary: NON 200,000

Our client is a rapidly growing space technology company developing next-generation software that transforms how satellite missions are planned, simulated, and operated. Their technology supports commercial and government customers by enabling faster, more agile mission development through modern, software-driven solutions.

They're seeking an experienced Proposal Manager / Technical Writer to lead the development of compelling proposals while working closely with engineering and business development teams to support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, coordination, writing, and submission of technical proposals.
  • Translate complex engineering concepts into clear, persuasive customer-facing content.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, software teams, business development, and executive leadership.
  • Edit and consolidate contributions from multiple authors into a cohesive, high-quality proposal.
  • Ensure all proposal documentation meets customer requirements and compliance standards.
  • Manage proposal schedules, reviews, version control, and final production.
  • Support proposal efforts across both prime and subcontract opportunities.
  • Maintain proposal libraries and reusable content to improve future proposal efficiency.

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience in proposal management and technical writing within aerospace, defence, or the space industry.
  • Strong understanding of spacecraft, ground systems, mission operations, or related space technologies.
  • Experience managing both prime and subcontract proposal efforts.
  • Outstanding written communication, editing, and organisational skills.
  • Ability to engage effectively with highly technical engineering teams.
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent proposals in a dynamic startup environment.
  • Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working with evolving priorities.
  • APMP certification or Shipley proposal methodology experience would be advantageous.

If you're passionate about space technology, enjoy collaborating with technical experts, and have a track record of delivering winning proposals, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within an ambitious, high-growth organisation.

Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7933
  • Salary: NON 170,000

Mechanical / Optomechanical Design Engineer

Location: Orlando, FL (Hybrid)

Salary: $120,000 – $170,000 + Benefits (DOE)

An innovative and rapidly growing space technology company is looking for an experienced Mechanical / Optomechanical Design Engineer to play a key role in the development of a next-generation space payload.

This is a rare opportunity to own the mechanical development of a sophisticated optical instrument from concept through design, build, testing, assembly, integration, and ultimately flight. You'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team developing cutting-edge space technology with genuine end-to-end ownership of your work.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead the mechanical design of a complex space payload from concept through qualification and integration.
  • Design precision mechanical and optomechanical hardware, including optical benches, support structures, mechanisms, and packaging.
  • Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM) to validate structural integrity, vibration performance, and thermal deformation.
  • Design and develop composite structures, including precision optical bench assemblies.
  • Support assembly, integration and environmental testing alongside engineering and technician teams.
  • Collaborate with systems, optical and electrical engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Produce engineering documentation including design reviews, interface documentation, assembly procedures and verification plans.
  • Work closely with manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimised for production.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Approximately 7+ years of mechanical design experience within aerospace, space or other high-precision engineering environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM). This is an essential requirement.
  • Experience designing composite structures (CFRP or similar materials).
  • Experience with optical or optomechanical systems. Previous LiDAR experience is not required.
  • Proficiency using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, Siemens NX or similar.
  • Understanding of GD&T and precision mechanical design principles.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Nice to Have

  • Thermal analysis or thermal engineering experience.
  • Experience supporting vibration, acoustic or thermal vacuum testing.
  • Previous experience developing hardware for spaceflight applications.
  • Familiarity with design for manufacture (DFM/DFMA).

Why Apply?

This role offers far more than traditional mechanical design. You'll have the opportunity to see your designs progress through the complete engineering lifecycle, from initial concept to hardware build, testing and assembly. You'll work on highly complex optical space hardware while collaborating with an experienced team developing innovative space technology.

The hiring team is moving quickly and is looking to begin interviewing immediately.

If you're interested in applying your mechanical and optomechanical expertise to challenging space hardware with real ownership and impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Forward Deployed Product Engineer

  • Location: Seattle, Washington
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7836
  • Salary: NON 175,000

Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Location: Hybrid (US-based)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

An innovative company operating in the space technology sector is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Engineer to work directly with customers running mission-critical operations. This role combines software engineering, product development, and customer engagement, offering the opportunity to influence both product direction and real-world deployment success.

You'll work closely with end users in operational environments, solve complex technical challenges, and help shape future product capabilities through direct customer feedback and field experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deploy and configure software solutions within customer environments, ensuring reliability and performance.
  • Troubleshoot issues across backend systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and frontend applications.
  • Work directly with customer operations teams to provide technical support and build trusted relationships.
  • Develop prototypes and rapidly iterate solutions using customer feedback and operational data.
  • Gather user insights and translate them into product improvements and roadmap recommendations.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to transition successful prototypes into production-ready solutions.
  • Create integration playbooks, documentation, and training materials to support repeatable deployments.

Requirements

Experience

  • 3+ years of software engineering experience, ideally within customer-facing or deployment-focused roles.
  • Experience building, deploying, or supporting production software in high-reliability or mission-critical environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across the software stack and solve complex technical problems.

Technical Skills

  • Strong programming experience with Python.
  • Experience with TypeScript, Java, or similar languages is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as ChatGPT, Cursor, Amp, or similar platforms.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
  • Knowledge of databases, containerization, and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Personal Attributes

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Product-minded approach with the ability to challenge requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Proactive mindset with a bias toward action and rapid iteration.
  • Curious, adaptable, and motivated by solving real-world customer problems.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.

Additional Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
  • Must be eligible to work in compliance with applicable US export control regulations.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology supporting critical operational missions.
  • Direct influence on product strategy and development.
  • Collaborative, high-impact environment with significant ownership and autonomy.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and retirement support.
  • Strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
  • Regular company-wide events and opportunities for professional growth.

Propulsion Analyst

  • Location: Toronto, Ontario
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7790
  • Salary: NON 175,000

Propulsion Analyst, Launch Vehicle Development

We are supporting a fast-moving launch company developing next-generation rocket vehicles from concept through flight. The team is building at an early-stage, 0-to-1 phase, so this role suits someone who enjoys ambiguity, ownership, and working closely with propulsion, vehicle, test, and systems teams.

The role:

You will support propulsion system analysis across liquid rocket engine and/or vehicle-level propulsion architecture, helping drive design decisions through modelling, simulation, trade studies, and performance evaluation.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform propulsion system analysis for launch vehicle and rocket engine development
  • Build and maintain models for engine performance, fluid systems, thermodynamics, and vehicle-level propulsion behaviour
  • Support trade studies across engine cycle, propellant selection, feed systems, pressurisation, cooling, and performance margins
  • Analyse test data from component, subsystem, and integrated propulsion testing
  • Work closely with propulsion design, test, GNC, structures, and systems engineering teams
  • Support requirements definition, verification planning, and design reviews
  • Identify performance risks, sensitivities, and opportunities for optimisation
  • Contribute to early architecture decisions in a 0-to-1 launch vehicle environment

Ideal background:

  • Experience in propulsion analysis, rocket engine performance, fluid systems, or launch vehicle modelling
  • Strong understanding of thermodynamics, compressible flow, fluid dynamics, combustion, and propulsion fundamentals
  • Experience with tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, CEA, REFPROP, EcosimPro, Modelica, NPSS, or similar
  • Exposure to liquid propulsion systems, pressurised systems, turbomachinery, feed systems, tanks, valves, or thermal management
  • Comfortable working from first principles where processes and tools may still be immature
  • Experience analysing hot-fire, component, or integrated system test data is highly valuable
  • Aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, or related engineering degree preferred

Nice to have:

  • Launch vehicle or rocket engine development experience
  • Early-stage startup or rapid development environment experience
  • Experience with LOX/methane, LOX/RP-1, hydrogen, or storable propulsion systems
  • Familiarity with system safety, verification, requirements, and design review processes
  • Understanding of vehicle performance, trajectory impacts, and mass/performance trades

Working style:

This is a hands-on analytical role in a highly iterative engineering environment. The right person will be technically strong, pragmatic, and comfortable influencing design decisions with imperfect data.

Analysis Manager

  • Location: Seattle, Washington
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7763
  • Salary: NON 200,000

Analysis Manager | Start-up

 

We are partnered with a start-up developing next-generation compact energy systems for space, defense, maritime, and remote terrestrial applications.

 

They are looking for an Analysis Manager to lead a team across structural, thermal, and nuclear analysis disciplines, helping drive the development and deployment of highly complex engineering systems. This role combines technical leadership, team management, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced R&D environment.

 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and mentoring a multidisciplinary analysis team
  • Reviewing structural, thermal, and nuclear analysis deliverables
  • Supporting integrated product development with design and systems teams
  • Managing priorities and technical risk across multiple programs
  • Improving analysis workflows, tools, and engineering standards
  • Communicating technical progress and resource planning to leadership

 

What we’re looking for:

  • 8+ years of engineering analysis experience
  • 3+ years of management or team leadership experience
  • Strong expertise in structural, thermal, or nuclear analysis
  • FEA experience preferred
  • Experience within highly regulated or quality-driven environments (AS9100, NQA-1, etc.)
  • Ability to thrive in a startup or fast-moving engineering environment

 

? Seattle, WA (hybrid schedule)

? $175,000 – $210,000 base salary

? Equity included

? Strong benefits package including 401k match, family leave, relocation support, flexible PTO, and more

Analysis Manager | Start-up

 

We are partnered with a start-up developing next-generation compact energy systems for space, defense, maritime, and remote terrestrial applications.

 

They are looking for an Analysis Manager to lead a team across structural, thermal, and nuclear analysis disciplines, helping drive the development and deployment of highly complex engineering systems. This role combines technical leadership, team management, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced R&D environment.

 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and mentoring a multidisciplinary analysis team
  • Reviewing structural, thermal, and nuclear analysis deliverables
  • Supporting integrated product development with design and systems teams
  • Managing priorities and technical risk across multiple programs
  • Improving analysis workflows, tools, and engineering standards
  • Communicating technical progress and resource planning to leadership

 

What we’re looking for:

  • 8+ years of engineering analysis experience
  • 3+ years of management or team leadership experience
  • Strong expertise in structural, thermal, or nuclear analysis
  • FEA experience preferred
  • Experience within highly regulated or quality-driven environments (AS9100, NQA-1, etc.)
  • Ability to thrive in a startup or fast-moving engineering environment

 

? Seattle, WA (hybrid schedule)

? $175,000 – $210,000 base salary

? Equity included

? Strong benefits package including 401k match, family leave, relocation support, flexible PTO, and more