VP of Satellite

A fast-growing space technology company is building a next-generation Low Earth Orbit satellite system to deliver a globally scalable, mission‑critical service.

As VP of Spacecraft Engineering you will own the end‑to‑end design, integration, and delivery of the spacecraft that powers this system.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for someone who has built and shipped satellites, thrives in a high‑pace New Space environment, and is comfortable being the final technical decision‑maker.

You will be the technical authority for the spacecraft, accountable for performance, cost, schedule, and execution.

• Owning the entire satellite platform across all subsystems
• Acting as Chief Engineer, defining and maintaining the system technical baseline and interfaces
• Leading system‑level trade studies that balance performance, risk, cost, and schedule
• Overseeing integration, test, verification, launch, and on‑orbit performance
• Driving design‑for‑manufacture and design‑for‑operations to enable scale
• Leading and growing a multi‑disciplinary engineering organization (~25 engineers)
• Making clear technical decisions when teams disagree and standing behind them
• Communicating progress, risk, and trade‑offs to executive leadership

You Are

• A systems engineer by background who now leads
• Technically deep across spacecraft subsystems, with depth in at least one
• Comfortable operating in fast‑moving, higher‑risk hardware programs
• Motivated by delivering complete, operational spacecraft, not just designs

• Significant experience in spacecraft development
• Proven ownership of satellites through design, integration, launch, and operations
• Demonstrated system‑level integration and technical leadership
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
• Strong technical and executive‑level communication skills

• True end‑to‑end spacecraft ownership
• High technical authority and autonomy
• Opportunity to scale a satellite platform from development to production
• Key leadership role in a rapidly growing space company