Ground Site Specialist

The role

This specialist will deploy and maintain ground sites around the world. You will install, test, and repair ground station hardware and lead contractor crews.

What you will do

• Deploy new sites independently and lead local contractor crews
• Install and integrate site hardware including antenna assemblies, racks, cabling, motors, and power distribution
• Commission new installations by inspecting builds, powering up systems, and running functional tests
• Maintain deployed sites and resolve field issues using test equipment and schematics
• Make field decisions and escalate safety, design, or scope concerns
• Document work performed, test results, and field findings
• Own the deployment area and field kits
• Help build work-order and issue tracking for field operations
• Support integration, testing, and improvements at the Torrance facility

Required qualifications

• At least five years of hands-on experience installing, integrating, testing, or servicing complex electromechanical systems
• Track record of completing technical work with little or no on-site supervision
• Experience directing contractors or technicians
• Comfort with hand and power tools, crimping and termination, and electrical test equipment
• Ability to work from mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and procedures
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50–75% of the time, including to remote sites and internationally
• Strong safety, communication, and organization practices
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work outdoors in varied weather conditions

Nice to have

• Aerospace or satellite ground systems experience, particularly with deployed hardware
• Rack-mounted hardware and network equipment, including servers, switches, and fiber and copper cabling
• Low-voltage AC/DC power systems, wire harnesses, motors and drives, and control systems
• Antennas, RF-adjacent equipment, or communications systems
• Both new-site commissioning and ongoing maintenance or repair of equipment already in service
• Building or using work-order systems, maintenance logs, or field-operations dashboards
• Operating lifts, forklifts, or other heavy equipment

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligib

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations. They design, build, and deploy scalable systems for satellite missions.