Director, Facilities and Safety

Overview

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 a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts, Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites from its 153,000 sq.

ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. The company has raised over $750 million from investors, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs.

Director, Facilities and Safety

As Director of Facilities and Safety, you will maintain our state-of-the-art 150,000 sq. ft. campus in the historic Pier 70 building and continually build out new engineering, production, and office spaces to enable our goal of producing 24 satellites/year. You will own our safety program and drive our organization to zero injuries using a hands-on management approach to creating and enforcing safety policy.

You will be responsible for building and leading a world-class team of specialists and generalists to execute projects required to achieve the mission  goal of producing 24/year of our next-generation spacecraft relies on rapidly expanding capabilities in a functional but cost-effective way. If you are a proven leader with a history of executing projects on-time and on-budget, this role might be for you.

• Hire and lead a team responsible for all facilities operations (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, janitorial, and general maintenance) at the Astranis Pier 70 facility to ensure zero unplanned interruptions of services to employees.
• Design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure to support satellite manufacturing and operation, including electrical, communications, air, water, industrial gases, etc.
• Build a safety program by implementing safety requirements, training, reporting processes, and ensuring compliance to OSHA regulations. Enforce a safety-first culture through regular engagement of employees and proactive training and drills.
• Work with executive leadership and internal stakeholders to develop and execute long-term planning projects such as new factory buildouts and electrical service upgrades.
• Manage third-party service providers to ensure projects and services are completed on-time and on budget.
• Set up and maintain proper disposal/treatment processes for hazardous waste streams.
• Build relationships with external partners such as city officials and first responders to garner support and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Own end-to-end project management, from defining scope and goals to timelines, tracking progress, prioritizing, removing roadblocks, and communicating status to stakeholders and internal customers.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in construction or facilities management
• 5+ years in a manager role with direct reports
• Must be onsite 5 days a week and provide 24/7 on-call support for critical activities and emergencies

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering or a related field
• Understanding of engineering principles of electricity, fluids, structures, etc.
• Experience in a factory or manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office apps (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Experience with Jira and Smartsheet project tracking
• Ability to create and maintain floor layouts and as-built drawings in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of building management systems (HVAC, plumbing, fire suppression, generators, battery backup)
• Experience maintaining assets such as cranes, thermal chambers, CNC machines, and other manufacturing/test equipment
• Knowledge of OSHA standards and factory safety regulations
• Ability to operate forklifts, boom lifts, cranes, and other heavy machinery

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is a component of Astranis’s total rewards package,…