Contracts Manager

Astrobotic is at the forefront of advancing space exploration and technology development. Our expertise spans from lunar rovers, landers, and infrastructure to spacecraft navigation, machine vision, and computing systems for in-space robotic applications. To date, the company has been contracted for two lunar missions, and has won more than 60 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense (DoD), and commercial technology contracts worth more than $600 million.

We recently launched and operated the first American lunar lander mission since the Apollo Program. Beyond helping lead America back to the Moon, Astrobotic developed and operates reusable vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) rockets and continues to advance next-generation VTVL capabilities and advanced rocket engines. Established in 2007, Astrobotic is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with a propulsion and test campus in Mojave, CA.

At Astrobotic, you'll join a motivated team working on real space missions, from rover systems to lunar landers to power systems. If you're passionate about space, contracts, and making technology fly, we want to hear from you.

As a Contract Manager at Astrobotic, you will support the development, negotiation, and execution of government and commercial contracts, subcontracts, and related transaction instruments. You'll work closely with engineering, program management, finance, and legal to ensure contract compliance, risk mitigation, and alignment with company strategy.

This is a "hands-on" role: you will help build contract processes, negotiate provisions, monitor delivery and acceptance, and manage change control across technically complex hardware and software programs. You will also assist in internal process improvement and contract governance development.

Job Responsibilities:

* Support preparation, review, and negotiation of prime contracts, subcontracts, and other procurement and customer agreements (e.g., NASA CLPS, technical R&D agreements).

* Participate in the development of contractual strategy, including risk allocation, incentives, delivery milestones, warranties, liabilities, IP/data rights, and payment terms.

* Review technical proposals and interface with engineering and program teams to translate technical terms into contractual requirements and obligations.

* Monitor contract execution: deliverable acceptance, change orders, modifications, performance tracking, and compliance.

* Manage correspondence with customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders regarding contract status, interpretation, or compliance.

* Assist in the implementation and improvement of contract management processes, templates, checklists, and workflows.

* Support with audits, contract close-outs, and reporting.

* Provide contract risk assessment and flag issues to senior leadership.

Required Skills &

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Contracts & Procurement, Law, or related field.

* 1-2 years of hands-on experience in U.S. Government contracting, including experience in preparing or executing contracts, modifications, and change orders.

* Experience in negotiating contracts or contractual terms and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

* Exposure to technically complex hardware or software product development or manufacturing environments.

* Strong understanding of contract clauses, contract lifecycle, change control, risk allocation, and IP/data rights.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain contract/legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.

* Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic environment.

* Self-starter, proactive in seeking tasks, and comfortable working with evolving processes.

* Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance, and handle export-controlled data under ITAR / EAR is a plus.

Desired Skills &

Qualifications:

* Prior experience with NASA contracting (e.g., CLPS, SBIR, SAA, or Space Technology initiatives).

* Familiarity with domestic and international aerospace supply chains and their common contractual obligations for contractors and…