# Director, National Security Programs Development

Hiring organization: [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/86dcea38-cfd4-403e-9703-37400b8c2e5a

Listed on Astranis's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Management
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 150000 – 225000 USD per year

## Summary

This director-level role leads business development and customer relationships for satellite communications systems within U.S. intelligence and special operations agencies. The position suits candidates with deep government space experience who can bridge technical capabilities with national security requirements and manage complex government sales cycles.

_Our summary, not Astranis's wording._

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in engineering or hard science
- 8+ years in field operations, engineering, program management, corporate strategy, or USG sales/business development
- Working knowledge of USG intelligence and special operations communities
- Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time
- US citizenship
- Eligible to obtain TS/SCI security clearance
- Counterintelligence polygraph clearance
- Less than 5 years since previously active TS/SCI clearance

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in engineering or business
- Knowledge of satellite and national security space systems or architectures
- Working knowledge of SATCOM systems and field user applications
- USG capture, proposal management, or acquisition experience
- Location in National Capital Region or San Francisco

Apply on Astranis's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4718942006