Power the future of Space at Star Catcher

Star Catcher is powering the future of space by building the world’s first orbital energy grid: the Star Catcher Network. Spacecraft connect into the Star Catcher Network and receive conditioned energy via their existing solar arrays, requiring no retrofit to utilize the first true space-based infrastructure. The Star Catcher Network provides power as needed from tens of Watts to tens of thousands of Watts at concentrations from fractions of a Sun of flux to ten Suns of flux.

The Star Catcher Network enables More Uptime, More Bandwidth, and More Mission.

Join our team of experienced and passionate space innovators driven to transform and expand humanity’s utilization of space. The creation of space-based power infrastructure is as impactful for space missions in the 2020’s and 2030’s as the advent of low-cost launch services was in the 2010’s. We seek individuals who share our passion for enabling people to do more in space and are not afraid to get their hands dirty to make our vision of the future reality.

Star Catcher Industries, Inc., located in Jacksonville, FL, is seeking a Space Operations Lead who views a satellite constellation not just as a fleet of vehicles, but as a high-uptime industrial utility. Your mission is to design the systems, analytics, and workforce structures that allow us to move from a single successful prototype to a mass-manufactured, globally distributed power network. You will bridge the gap between "NewSpace" engineering and "Industry 4.0" operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Scalable & Repeatable Prototyping: Lead the operational feedback loop between on-orbit performance and ground-side manufacturing. You will define operational forecasting tools and metrics that allow the engineering team to iterate rapidly from "Pathfinder" units to "Production-Ready" Power Nodes.
• Manufacturing at Scale & Supply Chain Integration: Develop the operational frameworks to manage the surge of hardware from the factory floor to orbit. You will oversee resource allocation, lead-time forecasting, and the logistics of integrating mass-produced components into a high-reliability orbital environment.
• Workforce Design & Organizational Scaling: You will design an operational and manufacturing workforce structure centered on automation, data science, and exception-based management. You will define the roles, training pipelines, and KPIs for a lean, high-output mission team.
• Operational Analytics & Forecasting: Develop data-driven models for power-beaming availability and constellation health. Use predictive analytics to forecast maintenance windows and optimize the "energy supply chain" for global clients.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Bridge the gap between flight hardware and software engineering, operations and supply chain teams. You will ensure that hardware capabilities on the ground match the operational requirements of the power grid in space.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in space mission operations, aerospace systems engineering, or a highly technical industrial operations role (e.g., space sub systems production, automated logistics, or power grid management).
• Operational Foundation: Proven ability to build scalable operational systems. Expert-level knowledge of project management, resource optimization, and the use of analytical tools to drive decision-making.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of the spacecraft lifecycle and space operations. You must be able to speak the language of "Space" while thinking in terms of "Industrial Throughput."
• Leadership & Strategic Communication: Ability to design organizational charts and workflow processes that scale. You can translate high-stakes technical data into clear business risks for executive leadership.
• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or a related field.

Help us deploy and scale space infrastructure that will drive our utilization of space forward! We offer a highly competitive benefits package.

Star Catcher is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Star Catcher 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.

All offers of employment at Star Catcher are contingent upon results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US.

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.