Lead Ground Station Deployment Engineer

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space, a modern space infrastructure company, is seeking a Sr. Operations Engineer to lead hardware and operations development for a global network of ground stations.

Based at our Los Angeles HQ, you will travel frequently to domestic and international sites and lead from the front with internal and external teams. You will deploy antennas, power systems, racks, and site infrastructure; identify and secure locations; design site architectures; monitor live operations; and coordinate

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil, electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites.
• Hands-on field experience with proficiency using basic tools.
• Experience working in construction or facilities.
• Experience reviewing system telemetry in an operations environment.
• Experience building or using dashboards and databases (Grafana, SQL).
• Ability to clearly communicate, track deadlines, and manage complex schedules.

Responsibilities

• Build the Network: Deploy antennas, power systems, racks, and infrastructure at Northwood sites across the globe.
• Find and Secure Sites: Identify and acquire ground station locations, balancing system performance, deployment speed, and cost.
• Engineer the Sites: Design site architecture, hardware, and processes for deployment speed and cost.
• Keep Us Online: Oversee live operations, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues to keep our stations operating at peak performance.
• Manage Partners: Collaborate with internal partners, contractors, logistics, and network providers to coordinate deployments and deliver sites.

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil, electrical, or related engineering discipline

Tools

Grafana

SQL

Job description

Northwood Space, a modern space infrastructure company, is seeking a Sr. Operations Engineer to lead hardware and operations development for a global network of ground stations.

Based at our Los Angeles HQ, you will travel frequently to domestic and international sites and lead from the front with internal and external teams. You will deploy antennas, power systems, racks, and site infrastructure; identify and secure locations; design site architectures; monitor live operations; and coordinate