Your work will span across systems engineering, spacecraft integration, program planning, and cross-functional coordination,focusing on building technically sound, organized, and repeatable delivery paths.

This is an excellent opportunity for a first- or second-year aerospace engineer, systems engineer, or technical contributor seeking to move into a hybrid systems/program role while staying close to the engineering and architecture of space systems.

As an Associate position at Astranis, you will serve as a process and structure amplifier,identifying where organization, documentation, or systems rigor is missing and proactively closing the gap.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning and managing key systems engineering artifacts (ICDs, requirements traceability, CONOPS documents, integration plans) to support execution of USG spacecraft programs.

• Driving the creation, version control, and delivery of key program documentation for internal and customer-facing use.

• Maintaining and updating system-level schedules and technical deliverables in coordination with spacecraft engineering leads.

• Tracking and managing program requirements, subsystem interfaces, and key milestones, escalating gaps, dependencies, or misalignments across teams.

• Supporting risk identification and mitigation across hardware, software, and operations workstreams.

• Coordinating and leading regular technical milestone reviews, including PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, and customer-facing reporting.

• Partnering with mission engineering and subsystem leads to validate spacecraft performance against mission requirements.

• Managing configuration and documentation control for all technical program assets.

• Assisting with internal program review prep and customer briefings with rigor, clarity, and a focus on technical detail.

Requirements include:

• 1+ year of technical engineering experience in aerospace (e.g., systems, avionics, GNC, propulsion, integration & test, mission operations).

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a similar technical field.

• Familiarity with end-to-end spacecraft systems and how subsystems interact in space-based environments.

• Excellent written communication skills and ability to structure and drive technical documentation.

• Strong organizational skills,able to bring structure to technical chaos.

• U.S. Citizenship required (due to government program access requirements).

Bonus requirements include:

• Experience with U.S. government space programs (e.g., DoD, NRO, NASA).

• Familiarity with Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, and configuration management tools.

• Exposure to requirements management tools like DOORS, Jama, or Flow.

• Leadership in technical clubs, university projects, or capstone systems design efforts.

• Knowledge of MIL-STD or other government systems engineering standards.

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