Jobs at Foundational

Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, logging, alerting, secure remote access, and software updates for remote satellite stations. Lead incident response and post-incident reviews while strengthening security and supporting security certifications. The role requires DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience, strong Linux and networking fundamentals, and major cloud provider expertise.

Design opto-mechanical mounts, benches, enclosures, alignment fixtures, and procedures for autonomous satellite laser ranging stations. Perform thermal and structural FEA, develop tolerances, design for manufacturing and field servicing, and collaborate with workshops and suppliers from drawings through finished parts. The role is on-site in London and may involve telescope hardware, environmental testing, weather sealing, and space or defense programs.

Manage grant and tender bids from funding-call tracking through submission, including timelines, contributors, reviews, non-technical writing, budgets, consortium paperwork, and post-award reporting. The role supports applications to ESA, the UK Space Agency, Innovate UK, the European Innovation Council, and other public-sector funders.

Build production pipelines that transform satellite laser ranging data into geodetic and orbit products. Develop statistical methods for bias detection, outlier rejection, uncertainty estimation, and quality control; analyze station and network performance; and collaborate with geodesy and orbit determination teams. Produce clear reports, plots, and customer-facing metrics from large scientific datasets.

Chief of Staff serving as the CEO’s right hand at a venture-backed spacetech company. Responsibilities include managing planning and operating rhythms, coordinating leadership goals and meetings, leading cross-functional strategic projects, preparing board and investor materials, supporting fundraising, and filling emerging ownership gaps. The role requires strong judgment, discretion, communication, and the ability to work across strategic and detailed operational matters.

Build and operate backend data infrastructure for satellite laser ranging measurements, including ingestion pipelines, high-volume time-series storage, customer APIs, and secure data delivery. The role requires production backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, containers, observability, testing, and collaboration with front-end, geodesy, and orbit determination teams.

Develop precise orbit determination products from satellite laser ranging and other tracking data. Model gravitational, atmospheric, radiation, relativistic, station, and spacecraft effects; create orbit predictions and ephemerides; validate results and quantify uncertainty; and convert algorithms into robust software. The role also involves customer collaboration on orbit products and supports station pointing operations.

Develop image-processing and computer-vision pipelines for optical satellite detection, streak extraction, astrometry, and real-time closed-loop tracking. Calibrate cameras and timing, validate measurements against catalogue orbits and laser-ranging data, and collaborate on camera selection and integration. The role requires image processing, computer vision, astrometry, photometry, and camera-sensor expertise in an on-site London spacetech environment.

Designs, lays out, brings up, and debugs control and instrumentation PCBs for autonomous satellite laser ranging stations. Responsibilities include power distribution, sensor and interlock integration, component selection, supplier and contract manufacturer management, laboratory testing, field support, and technical documentation. The role also supports hardware for remote outdoor sites and may involve fast timing, photon counting, firmware, FPGA, and EMC compliance.

Own optical architecture and hands-on design for laser ranging stations, satellite tracking systems, and retroreflector products. Lead requirements, tolerancing, analysis, supplier trade studies, laboratory alignment, metrology, testing, and hardware verification. Design optics for day and night satellite tracking, support space missions, mentor junior engineers, establish optical design standards, and prepare technical content for ESA and customer programs.

Leads the commercial strategy and sales organization for an early-stage spacetech company. Responsibilities include setting targets and forecasts, building the sales team and process, managing strategic accounts, developing pricing and contracts, maintaining CRM reporting, and representing the company with customers, partners, and investors. The role focuses on growing repeatable revenue across satellite tracking data, retroreflectors, and government contracts.

Serve as the technical expert in sales discussions with satellite operators, conducting discovery calls and demos, scoping tracking and data solutions, responding to RFPs, supporting spacecraft retroreflector integration, and translating customer needs into product and engineering improvements. Develop technical sales materials such as case studies, data samples, and integration guides. The role is full-time, on-site in London, with customer and conference travel.

Supports the founders of an early-stage spacetech company across commercial initiatives, operations, strategy, fundraising, and investor relations. Responsibilities include running cross-functional projects, building analyses and models, preparing investor, board, and customer materials, managing partner and supplier relationships, and tracking priorities and follow-up actions. The role requires strong structured thinking, writing, spreadsheet skills, ownership, adaptability, and interest in space and deep technology.

Own full-cycle recruitment for engineering, commercial, and operations roles at a growing spacetech company. Responsibilities include sourcing niche technical talent, managing the applicant tracking system and reporting, designing interview processes, maintaining talent pipelines, advising founders and hiring managers, and supporting employer branding and onboarding.

Lead geodetic processing and analysis of satellite laser ranging data, develop reference frame and Earth orientation products, establish data quality standards, and validate results internationally. Represent the company within the geodetic community, guide data scientists and software engineers on models and algorithms, and publish or present research. Requires deep space geodesy expertise, advanced knowledge of SLR and another geodetic technique, geodetic analysis software experience, and a strong publication or equivalent professional record.

Lead and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team spanning hardware, optics, and software. Own engineering delivery, resource planning, design reviews, requirements, testing, configuration management, and the transition from prototypes to repeatable station production. Partner with the CTO on architecture and technical roadmaps, while supporting customer and agency programs, including ESA reviews.

Manage daily London office operations, including supplies, suppliers, visitors, onboarding logistics, events, travel and expenses. Maintain health and safety records and office policies, while supporting founders and the wider team with scheduling and administrative tasks. The role is fully on-site within a fast-growing spacetech company.

Monitor autonomous satellite laser ranging stations, triage faults, coordinate fixes with field engineers and host sites, and maintain reliable network operations. Build dashboards, alerting, and runbooks; track network performance; report results to internal teams and customers; support tracking schedule planning; and help develop on-call coverage as the global station network expands.

Develop business across EMEA by building relationships with defence customers, prime contractors, space agencies, and institutional buyers. Lead opportunities from initial engagement through contracts, tenders, and framework agreements; collaborate on technical proposals and bids; represent the company at industry events; and monitor policy and procurement developments. The role requires several years of business development experience in space, defence, or national security, relevant customer networks, government procurement knowledge, and eligibility for UK SC security clearance.

Design, develop, and deploy scalable SaaS applications while implementing DevOps practices, ensuring high performance, and collaborating with the product team to enhance user experience.