NorthwoodSpace

Mission Architect

Washington D.C

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About the role

If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Individual base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise.

Support Business Development on qualification, proposals, and expansion.
Lead technical discovery, exchanges, demos, and readiness reviews alongside Program Management.
Build reusable discovery frameworks and customer-facing materials that help Northwood scale capture and customer success.
You'll partner closely with Business Development, Engineering, and Program Management throughout.

7+ years in customer-facing technical roles: solutions or systems engineering, mission operations, technical business development, capture engineering, solutions architecture, or TAM.
Bachelor's in EE, CE, CS, Aerospace, or related field - or equivalent experience with mission systems, ground systems, networking, cloud, or satellite operations.
Track record taking complex customer engagements from discovery through deployment or expansion.

Background in satellite communications, RF, space operations, ground stations, or telecom infrastructure.
Experience with proposals, technical evaluations, demos, pilots, or proof-of-concept work.
Experience managing technical relationships in mission-critical environments.
Familiarity with APIs, networking protocols, telemetry, scheduling systems, cloud infrastructure, or mission assurance.
Ability to obtain or hold TS/SCI clearance.
Additional Requirements:
This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
Your ability to secure the necessary clearance is essential for fulfilling key responsibilities of the role.

Compensation at Northwood Space is based on role, level, location, and alignment with market data.
Individual base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Northwood.
In addition to base salary, Northwood Space offers long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses.
Benefits include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development.

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology.
We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response.
With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.
Serve as the primary technical contact for customers during capture, evaluation, onboarding, and post-deployment.
Get hands-on with implementation and integration - working directly alongside customers and Engineering to bring up, troubleshoot, and validate their operations on the network.
Ship code, debug integrations, and validate operations alongside customers and Engineering
Mission Architects help customers adopt and succeed on Northwood's ground station network.
This role suits a technically credible operator who can build trust with satellite customers, spot opportunities, and turn mission needs into clear priorities for our internal teams.
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment

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