Astranis is hiring a Program Operations & Integration Team Lead to lead a small, high-impact team responsible for program integration, configuration discipline, and planning clarity as we scale spacecraft design, manufacturing, and ground operations. This role combines direct execution with team leadership, ensuring appropriate structure is applied to both commercial and US Government programs. You will have meaningful ownership within Engineering and build durable, high-leverage operating mechanisms that directly improve delivery outcomes.
What You'll Do
- Define and implement low-, medium-, and high-confidence scheduling frameworks and clearly establish when each is appropriate.
- Improve schedule reliability without increasing unnecessary overhead.
- Ensure commitments reflect technical, supply chain, and production realities.
- Drive integrated master schedule maturity across all spacecraft and ground programs.
- Establish simple, high-signal metrics that improve predictability and risk visibility.
- Right-size planning and baseline standards across commercial and US Government programs.
- Ensure auditability and traceability where contractually required.
- Maintain agility in fast-moving development efforts while strengthening discipline for externally committed programs.
- Partner with Finance and Sales to align schedule realism with cost and contractual obligations.
- Integrate technology roadmap, production ramp plans, and mission timelines into executable schedules.
- Ensure roadmap shifts are systematically reflected in program baselines.
- Enable scenario planning and cross-program trade studies.
- Translate long-term strategy into clear near-term execution plans.
- Lead and develop a small team across configuration management and program operations.
- Personally drive critical cross-functional initiatives alongside the team.
- Establish clear execution standards and accountability.
- Serve as an integration point across Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Identify bottlenecks and sources of rework across programs and implement targeted, practical solutions.
- Strengthen integration between configuration, cost, and schedule systems.
- Introduce structure only where it reduces execution risk or improves delivery speed.
- Support the transition from development-focused programs to higher-rate production.
What We're Looking For
- 8–12+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, space, automotive, or other complex hardware environments.
- Engineering background (systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or similar).
- Deep experience building and managing integrated master schedules in technically complex programs.
- Demonstrated ability to introduce structure in fast-paced, high-performance environments without creating unnecessary overhead.
- Experience supporting commercial and/or US Government programs.
- Strong understanding of configuration management and lifecycle integration.
- Experience leading small, high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and bringing clarity to complex, cross-functional challenges.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate tradeoffs, risk, and execution strategy clearly.
Nice to Have
- Experience scaling hardware production organizations.
- Experience working closely with senior leadership in execution-heavy environments.
- Familiarity with Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, ERP, MES, or PLM systems.
- Experience integrating cost account management with program schedules.
- Data analytics or Python experience.
Technical Stack
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Confluence
- ERP
- MES
- PLM
Team & Environment
You will lead a small, high-impact team focused on program integration and operations.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $165,000—$220,000 USD
- Equity via incentive stock options
- Company-subsidized healthcare
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement planning
- Flexible PTO
- Free on-site catered meals
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located in Northern California, USA.
Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.
