Jobs at Astrolab, Inc.

Lead the end-to-end reliability program for lunar rover systems, including avionics, mechanisms, power, thermal, and structures. Build and manage a reliability and design assurance team, establish design standards and test methodologies, define verification requirements, conduct risk and change reviews, and ensure reliability requirements are incorporated into hardware. Develop analysis tools and guidance, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement across high-consequence spaceflight programs.

Leads vehicle-level integration for a crewed lunar rover from build through functional checkout and test handoff. Defines system integration and test strategies, leads complex integrated tests and anomaly investigations, establishes integration standards, specifies ground support equipment and facility needs, manages readiness reviews, and drives cross-functional execution. The role also mentors engineers and technicians and supports hazardous operations, launch campaigns, and manufacturing readiness.

Leads Astrolab’s international government affairs, defense, and dual-use growth strategy. Owns relationships with space agencies, defense organizations, and government stakeholders from initial engagement through agreements, funded studies, contracts, and program handoff. Manages opportunity pipelines, capture strategy, policy engagement, export-control coordination, pricing input, and customer requirements. Partners with Growth, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Mission Management to develop technically credible, compliant lunar mobility programs.

Design, implement, and run Astrolab's internship program: partner with hiring managers and universities, coordinate recruiting/onboarding/offboarding, run orientation and events, track metrics, ensure OFCCP/compliance, and improve intern conversion.

Own and enhance the facility’s manufacturing execution system, leading its rollout, configuration, adoption, and integration with operations processes. Partner with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, engineering, and leadership teams to improve workflows, data accuracy, labor utilization, equipment performance, and material flow. Develop MES solutions, update procedures, train teams, and drive continuous improvement using data-driven methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, and SPC.

Lead the technical development of simulation infrastructure, vehicle and environment models, and integration with GNC, flight software, and automated testing systems. Define simulation architecture, milestones, V&V plans, and development priorities; coordinate team execution; and perform hands-on integration and performance optimization. The role supports SIL and HIL testing, vehicle dynamics modeling, fault injection, and simulation validation for lunar rover and planetary vehicle systems.

Manage full-cycle technical and corporate recruiting across engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, operations, facilities, and other functions. Responsibilities include sourcing passive candidates, conducting interviews, partnering with hiring managers, managing requisitions and offers, maintaining ATS records, reporting recruiting metrics, supporting employer branding, ensuring OFCCP and employment-law compliance, and improving recruiting processes.

Designs and executes test processes for lunar rover components, assemblies, technologies, and integrated vehicles. Develops test equipment, data acquisition systems, tooling, work instructions, and production processes. Performs hands-on fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution. Collaborates across engineering, production, customers, and partners; supports vehicle testing, qualification campaigns, capital equipment evaluations, and project execution.

Conduct full-cycle recruiting across manufacturing, finance, operations, supply chain, and corporate functions. Develop sourcing strategies, build candidate pipelines, conduct interviews, partner with hiring managers, manage offers and onboarding coordination, maintain ATS records, report recruiting metrics, support employer branding, ensure OFCCP and employment-law compliance, and improve recruiting processes and candidate quality.

Integrate Lunar Terrain Vehicle System elements and interfaces across mission phases. Lead program-level trade studies, requirements negotiation, scenario-based resource analysis, verification and validation, integrated system testing, and risk mitigation. Collaborate with NASA, mission operations, software, and engineering teams to ensure vehicle, delivery, ground, and mission systems satisfy program objectives.

Design and deliver space-qualified electromechanical hardware for lunar and cislunar operations. Responsibilities include avionics enclosure and harness architecture, structural and thermal integration, grounding and bonding, flight drawing development, and custom bracket and support design. The engineer will take hardware from concept through cleanroom builds, environmental qualification, vehicle integration, and flight operations, while presenting designs at PDR, CDR, TRR, and MRR reviews.

Design, analyze, test, and support flight hardware for lunar rover structures, mechanisms, and thermal systems. Responsibilities include defining component requirements, selecting flight hardware, developing vehicle integration flows, and creating qualification and acceptance test plans. The engineer will collaborate across teams and external test facilities to validate mechanical subsystems under lunar operational constraints.

Design, develop, test, and operate planetary rovers and related mechanical hardware. Own products throughout their lifecycle, from requirements definition through mission operations. Create models, drawings, analyses, test plans, reports, certification documentation, and operations plans. Develop engineering tools and best practices while collaborating with leadership and mentoring junior engineers, contractors, and interns.

Lead mechanical and structures engineering for planetary rovers and related lunar hardware. Responsibilities include defining design, analysis, and test practices; architecting mechanical and thermal platforms; developing engineering tools; managing priorities through program phases; leading designs from start to finish; and mentoring junior engineers, contractors, and interns.

Design multilayer, high-speed, mixed-signal, and power PCBs while owning the Altium component library. Develop symbols, footprints, 3D models, layout standards, stackups, constraints, and manufacturing release processes. Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams on design integration, DFM/DFA, prototype feedback, and fabrication packages. Create documentation and training for Altium workflows, library governance, PCB layout, and PCBA releases.

Design and develop fabrication, assembly, integration, and test processes for flight-qualified rover structures, mechanisms, and subsystems. Lead DFx, standards development, non-conformance investigations, root-cause analysis, hands-on build and test activities, work instruction creation, and cross-functional project execution. Support supplier development, quality systems, configuration management, procurement, and production planning for lunar hardware and facility development.

Design and validate electromagnetic compatibility for spacecraft avionics and electro-mechanical systems. Responsibilities include defining EMI/EMC requirements, conducting electromagnetic analyses and design trades, troubleshooting issues, operating and automating test equipment, creating technical documentation, and supporting flight hardware qualification, spacecraft integration, and risk management.

Serve as a strategic People Operations partner to managers and employees, providing coaching, employee relations support, investigations, compliance guidance, and lifecycle management. Lead performance, onboarding, organizational scaling, and workplace culture initiatives while ensuring California employment law compliance. Improve HR policies, processes, systems, reporting, and employee engagement across technical, engineering, manufacturing, and operational teams.

Lead development and execution of lunar mission operations: define ConOps, operational strategies, procedures, timelines, simulations, training, anomaly response, and real-time surface mission control to ensure safe, efficient rover missions.

Lead design, analysis, implementation, tuning, verification, and validation of robotic control systems for extra‑terrestrial rovers. Develop simulations, prototype controllers, testbeds, and supporting documentation. Integrate controllers with flight software and collaborate with avionics, integration, and test teams while mentoring junior engineers.