TrustPoint · 1 day ago
Ground Station Lead
Dulles, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expTrustPoint is developing a fully commercial next-generation GPS/PNT system to provide significant performance, security and reliability improvements. The Ground Station Lead will drive the development and deployment of the LEONS product and establish the ground station capability needed for the new positioning service.
Augmented RealityGPSNavigation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end development and deployment of LEONS, including ground-to-space signal delivery readiness, operational monitoring concepts, and service rollout planning
Own strategy and execution for LEONs operations: architecture, coverage planning, capacity planning, redundancy, and phased expansion
Stand up TrustPoint’s LEONs capability from first principles: requirements, vendor selection/management, operational procedures, and performance metrics
Manage LEONs vendors and partners: contracting support, integration planning, SLAs, schedules, and incident coordination
Coordinate closely with the engineering team to incorporate LEONS into TrustPoint’s system architecture, including interface definitions, timing/orbit data flows, security/authentication constructs, and operational workflows
Partner with Product/Sales to translate customer needs into service requirements, define packaged offerings, and support customer integration efforts for LEONS-capable receiver/software stacks and 'LEONS-ready' pathways (standalone, embedded, or TT&C-integrated)
Drive operational readiness: establish SOPs, commissioning checklists, configuration management, on-call/incident processes, and continuous improvement loops
Define and track service performance (availability, geometry/coverage objectives, latency, integrity monitoring outputs, time/position quality metrics)
Build and lead a ground function over time, including hiring/mentoring as the constellation and LEONS service scale
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (M.S. preferred)
8+ years of experience in ground systems, satellite operations, TT&C networks, teleports/ground station services, or space communications infrastructure
Demonstrated ownership of deploying new operational capabilities (0→1), including requirements definition, vendor integration, and transition to sustained operations
Proven experience, including lab and field troubleshooting, bringing up complete systems: power → IP networking → timing → RF → remote monitoring
Strong systems thinking across space/ground interfaces, mission operations workflows, and service reliability engineering
Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced startup environment and drive complex programs to completion
Excellent professional and interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
Preferred
Experience supporting or deploying navigation, timing, or high-integrity services (PNT, time transfer, or integrity monitoring)
Experience with outdoor / remote site engineering including NEMA/IP-rated enclosures, thermal management, environmental sensors, grounding/bonding, and lightning/surge protection
Experience with Networking including VPN, firewalls, remote access controls, segmented LANs, cellular router integration, reliability patterns, network monitoring
Experience working with commercial ground station providers and managing technical + programmatic delivery (interfaces, scheduling, SLAs, performance)
Background in RF systems, signal monitoring, or ground-based transmit/receive infrastructure (especially in protected uplink bands such as S- or C-band)
Familiarity with LEO constellation operations (multi-satellite scheduling, rapid scaling, automation, and cross-functional coordination)
Experience defining or operating managed services with subscription-like commercial models, performance reporting, and customer success workflows
Active U.S. security clearance or the ability to obtain one
Benefits
Equity (stock options)
Opportunity for annual bonus
Company standard benefits
Company
TrustPoint
TrustPoint is developing GPS technology with performance and reliability for automation, infrastructure, and augmented reality.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$2.2MKey Investors
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)DCVC
2023-03-20Convertible Note· $0.2M
2023-03-01Seed
2022-09-01Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Patrick Shannon
Founder, CEO
J
John Hildebrand
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-16
2025-06-24
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