Fleet Reliability Engineer (Early Career)

Job Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain a growing network of antennas distributed across the globe.


• Be the extreme owner of the “fleet” uptime and performance.


• Support the rapid expansion of the network by deploying antennas, power systems, and networking infrastructure at remote and challenging sites around the world.


• Partner closely with product, manufacturing, and test teams to influence designs with a focus on system reliability, maintainability, and long-term lifecycle performance.


• Analyze large-scale system performance data and telemetry to identify trends, failure modes, and opportunities for improvement.


• Partner with software orgs to build dashboards, alerts, and automation to enable rapid detection and response at scale.


• Lead from the front in the field — executing repairs, upgrades, and validation testing on site, while coordinating effectively with contractors and internal Northwood teams.


• Scale a global maintenance ecosystem, including sparing strategies, standardized procedures, preventative maintenance, and trusted regional maintenance partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline


• Experience building, testing, or diagnosing electrical or mechanical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines and diverse teams.


• Experience reviewing telemetry or large datasets in an operational environment.


• Extreme organization, with strong project management and communication skills.


• Hands-on field experience with proficiency using basic tools.


• Proficiency in 2D or 3D CAD for modeling and/or drawing creation.


• Ability to clearly communicate, track deadlines, and manage complex schedules.


• Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites as required.

About Northwood

Northwood is transforming connectivity between earth and space through innovations in space communications technologies. We are building a global network of next-generation ground stations and seeking talented engineers to help us bring the benefits of space to the masses.

Benefits

Northwood Space offers equity, comprehensive health care, flexible vacation, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development. In addition to base salary, Northwood Space offers long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses.