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 many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

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for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq.

ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. Facilities Engineer As a Facilities Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for the design, modification, and maintenance of existing and new facilities infrastructure here at historic Pier 70 in San Francisco.

Role Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of facility infrastructure supporting spacecraft manufacturing, including HVAC, electrical distribution, compressed air, liquid nitrogen, process cooling water, and other building utility systems. Lead capital improvement projects from concept through commissioning, including facility expansions, equipment installations, infrastructure upgrades, contractor coordination, budgeting, and schedule management. Partner with Manufacturing, Environmental Test, and various other teams to build out the factory in a scalable way.

Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for facility systems utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) , driving improvements in equipment uptime, asset lifecycle, and maintenance efficiency. Implement and monitor facility performance metrics, including energy usage, utility capacity, equipment reliability, and maintenance targets, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime. Create and maintain engineering documentation, including utility layouts, standard operating procedures, infrastructure specifications, as-built drawings, and equipment records to support long-term facility operations.

Own the factory-wide master layout. Manage outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants for large infrastructure projects.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase the reliability, maintainability, and scalability of Astranis' manufacturing facilities to support rapid production growth. Investigate incidents, injuries, and near misses; perform root cause analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.

Bachelor's degree in Facilities Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree. 3+ years of experience working as a Facilities Engineer in a manufacturing environment. Knowledge of and the ability to execute large infrastructure upgrades, including HVAC, plumbing, and/or electrical systems.

Strong organizational and structured project management skills. Must be onsite 5 days a week. Bonus Experience designing and building cleanrooms.

Experience designing factory infrastructure for aerospace or equivalent industries. Design experience using AutoCAD or equivalent software. Experience programming and operating digital Building Management Systems (BMS).

Prior experience implementing a new CMMS. Experience managing an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) program.

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