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. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
About Northwood:
Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood.
Role:
Northwood is looking for an Analyst / Associate, Finance & Business Operations to own the economics of our global ground network. You will build the operating model and the revenue and cost forecasts that guide company decisions on product pricing, network design, and deployment. This is a cross-functional role, working closely with business development, engineering, supply chain, and operations.
Responsibilities:
Own the company operating model that ties revenue and cost together and guides decisions on pricing, network design, and deployment.
Analyze key financial metrics, namely revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, and capital expenditures and provide strategic recommendations to leadership based on analysis.
Partner with business development on pricing, deal economics, and the revenue and cash impacts of new commercial opportunities.
Work with engineering, supply chain, and operations to identify cost drivers and lead cost-down efforts across hardware and infrastructure.
Evaluate design and sourcing tradeoffs and translate them into clear cost implications for engineering decisions.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, economics, or a related technical field.
2-5 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, or business operations roles.
Excellent analytical skills (e.g. Microsoft Office applications, financial modeling, etc.)
Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and drive decisions with incomplete data.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain environments.
Experience with headcount and operating expense planning in technical organizations.
Ability to read and interpret financial statements.
Strong communication skills, especially in translating cost insights into clear actions for technical and leadership teams.
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Additional Information:
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance, engineering, economics, or related technical field
- 2-4 years of experience in engineering finance, FP&A, or business operations roles
- Experience building detailed bottom-up cost models (BOMs, manufacturing, or infrastructure costs)
- Ability to work closely with engineering and operations teams and understand technical systems
- Strong analytical skills to break down complex systems into key cost drivers
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain required Department of State authorizations (ITAR constraints)
- Experience with hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain environments
- Familiarity with capital-intensive systems (infrastructure, telecom, aerospace)
- Experience with headcount and operating expense planning in technical organizations
- Strong financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis and forecasting
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and drive decisions with incomplete data
- Strong communication skills to translate cost insights into clear actions for technical and leadership teams
Northwood Space Corp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northwood Space Corp and has not been reviewed or approved by Northwood Space Corp.
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Healthcare Strength — Job postings consistently cite “comprehensive” or “platinum” medical, dental, and vision coverage, with some roles indicating employer-covered premiums at little to no cost. Several listings explicitly reference fully covered plans.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Multiple listings consistently mention equity or stock options alongside base pay, with some noting potential performance bonuses. Equity is presented as a standard component across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Listings cite flexible or unlimited PTO, and some specify a defined paid holiday calendar (e.g., about 10 holidays). Time-off provisions are repeatedly referenced across postings.
Northwood Space Corp Insights
What We Do
The space segment has become critical infrastructure. It powers everything from GPS and climate monitoring to missile warning and global broadband. But the ground segment hasn’t kept up. Most ground networks today were designed for science missions, not for the scale, urgency, or diversity of today’s space economy. At Northwood, we’re building a global, software-defined ground network from the ground up — designed to scale as fast as the missions it supports.
Why Work With Us
Just like cloud infrastructure transformed software development, we believe shared ground infrastructure will transform space operations. We’re making it possible for any operator to move space-based data quickly, securely, and reliably back to Earth.
