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Starfish Space

Robot type
Marine and Space
Location
TukwilaWashingtonUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Aug 18, 2026
Salary
$225,000 a year
Full-time

VP of Mission Engineering

Job description

Starfish Space provides satellite servicing missions with its Otter servicing vehicle, including life extension missions for geostationary satellites and disposal missions for low Earth orbit satellites. Founded in 2019, Starfish has raised over $150M in venture capital funding and built a team of engineers with experience spanning satellite guidance, navigation, control, and autonomous robotics. Starfish has launched several missions to-date, and is focused on delivering Otter satellite servicing missions for SES, the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency, NASA, and others.

You will work closely across teams to develop mission plans, evaluate technical feasibility, support…

Job responsibilities

  • Develop engineering work plans and execution strategies for commercial and government opportunities
  • Evaluate and make engineering and program decisions in collaboration with the Business Development and Engineering teams through the full lifecycle of a mission opportunity
  • Review and approve mission-related engineering analyses supporting customer commitments
  • Review critical customer-facing technical deliverables
  • Validate technical scope, schedule, and pricing prior to customer proposals and contract award
  • Discuss and coordinate engineering decisions directly with customers

Job requirements

  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Willing to work from Tukwila, Washington
  • B.S. degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
  • 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Understanding of systems engineering
  • Understanding of orbital dynamics
  • Understanding of hardware engineering
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