Operations & Procurement Associate for Space Startup

Lux Aeterna; Quinte West; On-site; CAD 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Lux Aeterna is building a first-of-its-kind reusable satellite platform. This role executes the company’s business operations day to day, overseeing systems, vendor spend, procurement, facility and finance functions, with breadth and ownership from an early career stage.

You’ll learn how a space hardware company gets built from inside out and contribute across core operational domains. Based in Denver, CO, the role is onsite five days a week with no relocation assistance and a clear path toward

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another rigorous technical/quantitative field.
• 1-5 years of experience. Internships, co-ops, and early full-time roles all count
• Excellent writing; you can turn dense, unfamiliar material into clear, accurate documents
• Strong organizational instincts and follow-through; you close loops without being reminded
• Demonstrated ability to teach yourself hard, unfamiliar material quickly
• Fluency with spreadsheets and modern productivity tooling; comfort learning new systems fast
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and figuring out how to do something that we don’t have a process for, asking questions when needed

Responsibilities

• Run the company’s business operations day to day: the operating cadence, the systems the company works in, the vendors and spend that keep hardware moving, and the facility and finance operations behind all of it.
• Build and maintain reporting and dashboards for the company.
• Track vendors, contracts, and spend.
• Own the purchasing pipeline end-to-end: quotes, POs, order tracking, and delivery follow-through.
• Keep buying on pace with hardware schedules so engineers can stay focused on engineering.
• Stay ahead of renewals and reorders.
• Document the process as you go, with a complete procurement playbook.
• Own office operations day to day: supplies, service work, receiving and inventory.
• Support the facility improvement projects: vendor coordination, quote and contract tracking, schedule and budget visibility.
• Coordinate the operational side of moves, build-outs, and new-space standup as the company grows.
• Route invoices, track approvals, and keep accounts payable flowing on time.
• Own expense and corporate card hygiene: receipts, coding, policy follow-ups.
• Serve as day-to-day liaison to our finance team; support month-end close and chase down what’s missing.
• This role is designed to grow. As you demonstrate ownership, you’ll take on whole workstreams, with a path to a Lead role as the company scales.

Skills

Excellent writing

Organizational skills

Ability to learn quickly

Fluency with spreadsheets

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

ERP

PLM

Project management systems

Python

SQL

Job description

Lux Aeterna is building a first-of-its-kind reusable satellite platform. This role executes the company’s business operations day to day, overseeing systems, vendor spend, procurement, facility and finance functions, with breadth and ownership from an early career stage.

You’ll learn how a space hardware company gets built from inside out and contribute across core operational domains. Based in Denver, CO, the role is onsite five days a week with no relocation assistance and a clear path toward