Senior Solutions Engineer

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 $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. Senior Solutions Engineer This role will contribute to both commercial and our US government programs. Role As a Senior Solutions Engineer you will be working on satellite network design and analysis for global commercial and government solutions. This role will focus on pre-sales engineering for commercial pursuits, but also support post sales engineering and internal development efforts. At its core, this involves optimizing high throughput satellite networks, from design to operation, b [... source excerpt omitted ...] rage area definition User terminal selection Networking / modem equipment selection and configuration Gateway and remote earth station selection Baseband selection to meet the client’s specific use case This is an exciting multi-dimensional role that provides a balance of technical and business / customer facing responsibilities, and is high visibility and high impact. Our responsibilities include: Create satellite network solutions for commercial pursuits all the way through deal closure and beyond. Modeling and analyzing satellite networks using in house network software Interfacing with Commercial, US Government, Finance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, Regulatory an [... source excerpt omitted ...] as network hardware/service suppliers, hub vendors, and terminal suppliers for satellite networks Shaping our future product offering based on current trends, market insight, and customer feedback Assisting in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team Willingness to travel (Up to ~20%) Requirements 5+ years in satellites communications industry experience with High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems including ground, hub, and network systems for LEO, MEO, or GEO Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics (or equivalent background knowledge) Enjoy working in a fast pac