Director, Spacecraft & Thruster Production

The Company

Astra's mission is to improve life on Earth from space by creating a healthier and more connected planet. Astra delivered its first commercial payload into Earth orbit in 2021, making it the fastest company in history to reach this milestone, just five years after being founded in 2016. By achieving monthly, weekly, then daily launches, we'll create the infrastructure services our customers need in space to build a healthier and more connected planet. If you're excited by a sense of possibility, the chance to innovate, and make a difference here on Earth, we think you should work here too.

The Opportunity

As Astra's Director of Production, you will be responsible for managing and scaling the production of spacecraft and thrusters to meet the needs of our launch manifest. You will be responsible for growing and leading a team of production leaders to continuously improve the efficiency of production while meeting Astra's rigorous quality standards.

Working closely with the leaders in Operations, Program Management and Engineering, you will be responsible for continuous improvements to quality and efficiency, while continuing to help drive manufacturing complexity and costs down. Accurately measuring and projecting the time and resources required by your team and suggesting improvements to processes will be key to your success. Reporting to you will be production leaders, coordinators, and technicians that will be responsible for manufacturing and assembling all of Astra's products. You will report to the VP of Operations.