Reflect Orbital

Reflect Orbital

Director, Permitting

Hawthorne, CA · Director

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FDA RegulatoryRegulatory Affairs

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About the role

  • No one has ever needed permission to reflect sunlight onto a specific plot of land before
  • there's no existing playbook, no established regulatory pathway, and no precedent to lean on.
  • This is a foundational, high-ownership role that will directly shape how an entirely new industry gets regulated at a practical level.

Responsibilities

  • Build the permitting playbook from the ground up
  • Build direct relationships with landowners, utilities, and local officials near target customer sites to secure operating rights and community buy-in
  • Partner closely with legal, government affairs, and engineering to translate regulatory requirements into satellite and mission design constraints
  • Track and manage a live pipeline of site permits as the company scales toward thousands of satellites and target sites
  • Build the permitting playbook from the ground up; there isn't one, so you'll be defining precedent as you go

Requirements

  • Track record of building a process or function from scratch in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
  • Comfortable being the first person to ask a regulator a question they've never been asked before
  • Strong relationship-builder who can earn trust with regulators, landowners, and local officials alike
  • Hands-on and action-biased; willing to travel, show up in person, and push permits forward one conversation at a time
  • Excellent judgment navigating ambiguity, politics, and competing stakeholder interests
  • Strong written and verbal communicator, able to represent the company credibly to regulators and the public
  • Genuinely excited about building the regulatory foundation for an entirely new industry

Nice to have

  • 7+ years of experience in permitting, regulatory affairs, government relations, or a related field: energy, aerospace, telecom, or infrastructure background strongly preferred

Compensation

  • Reflect Orbital's success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we're able.

Benefits

  • Reflect Orbital's success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we're able.
  • Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
  • Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K
  • Unlimited paid time off, two-weeks per year encouraged

Company info

  • At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change.
  • If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

Equal opportunity

  • Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
  • More about Reflect Orbital:
  • Learn more about our team here. https://www.reflectorbital.com/team
  • Equal Opportunity Employer
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