Team Lead - Regulatory

As the Team Lead of Astranis's Regulatory team, you will be the primary point of contact between Astranis and domestic/international regulators. Today, Astranis operates five satellites on orbit and has a portfolio of 10+ orbital slots around the world. It will be your job to help us scale from 5 satellites in GEO to over 100.

Role

• Drive the licensing of geostationary communications satellites from pre-launch to end-of-life 
• Interface with the ITU and other filers to manage the orbital slot filing and coordination process for a large and growing portfolio of slots in Ka, Ku, and Q/V bands
• Secure licenses to operate each block of spacecraft (from, e.g., FCC, UK CAA, German BNetzA, others)
• Manage the procurement of relevant market access / landing rights for all Astranis satellites
• Represent Astranis in relevant industry working groups, federal rule makings, and international conferences
• Manage Astranis's advocacy efforts to shape relevant domestic and international policies
• Manage the small & growing Astranis regulatory team as a people manager

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience working with relevant national and international regulators to procure the use of orbital slots; familiarity with the BIU satellites and replacement authorizations
• Significant understanding of the ITU, including working knowledge of Coordination Requests, the Radio Regulations, FSS, and both planned and non-planned bands 
• Significant understanding of space object licensing requirements (in the US, UK, and elsewhere)
• Significant understanding of, and demonstrated ability working with, national regulators to secure satellite landing rights 
• Excellent communication skills with legal and non-legal audiences
• High adaptability; ability to gain expertise in multiple regulatory areas
• Deep technical understand of spectrum coordination
• Willingness and ability to travel

Bonus

• Prior experience working for a relevant satellite industry regulator