Astro Mechanica

• Build scalable People Operations processes from the ground up, creating systems that enable the company to grow while staying lean • Support recruiting operations, including interview scheduling, candidate coordination, ATS administration, reporting, and recruiting metrics to provide visibility into hiring health across the organization • Own benefits administration end-to-end, including enrollment, employee support, vendor management, compliance, annual renewals, and continuous improvements to the employee experience • Own HR compliance administration across multiple states, including claims management, compliance, and coordination with insurance carriers and external partners, catching gaps before they become liabilities • Own onboarding execution, including employment documentation, HRIS setup, benefits enrollment, and first-day readiness • Support compensation planning, market benchmarking, equity administration, and annual compensation review cycles in partnership with leadership • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions related to benefits, policies, and HR operations, exercising sound judgment on when to resolve issues independently versus when to involve leadership or outside counsel • Own and continuously improve HR systems, documentation, workflows, and reporting to increase operational efficiency and reduce administrative burden

• Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, from executive and senior leadership hires to highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping) • Partner directly with founders and functional leaders to define hiring priorities, success profiles, and interview strategies that surface real-world competence and judgment • Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels • Lead executive search efforts, including confidential searches, senior-level assessment, and offer negotiation • Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments • Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates • Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling

• Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, including highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping) • Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels • Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments • Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates • Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling

• Develop and execute growth and capture strategies across the defense and commercial aerospace sectors, with a focus on U.S. Air Force and Navy programs. • Lead customer engagement: identify opportunities, build relationships, and shape customer requirements through outreach, events, and briefings. • Own business development collateral — including capture decks, strategy documents, customer presentations, and executive briefings. • Maintain and improve customer tracking systems and ensure CRM data integrity. • Execute capture planning, including opportunity assessment, solution strategies, competitive assessments, teaming strategies, win themes, and customer engagement strategies. • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and leadership to align technical capabilities with customer needs. • Leverage capture activities to develop compelling proposal strategies and prepare effective whitepapers and proposals that address customer needs and capability gaps • Represent Astro Mechanica at conferences, customer industry days, partner events, and customer-site meetings—up to 25–40% travel required. • Contribute to corporate strategy, identifying new markets, partnerships, and technology applications for dual-use systems.

• Define and steward Astro Mechanica’s brand voice, visual identity, and messaging system. • Lead design and creative resources to produce high-impact content for investors, talent, partners, and senior U.S. government and defense leadership. • Oversee the creation of compelling, on-brand content across web, presentations, announcements, and long-form formats. • Elevate the voices of Astro Mechanica’s leadership through differentiated thought leadership, public commentary, and executive communications. • Partner closely with leadership on investor-facing materials, including fundraising decks, investor updates, milestone announcements, and strategic narrative. • Ensure all external-facing materials are cohesive, polished, and aligned with our brand and business objectives. • Build and lead a small, high-output marketing and creative team over time.