Senior Analyst, Finance & Business Operations

Responsibilities

• Build and own detailed models for ground station hardware, including BOMs, component pricing, manufacturing, and deployment costs
• Develop cost models at the site and network level, including cost per antenna and cost per site
• Partner with engineering, supply chain, and operations to identify cost drivers and drive cost-down efforts across hardware and infrastructure
• Evaluate design and sourcing tradeoffs, providing clear cost implications to inform engineering decisions
• Support network deployment planning by modeling cost scenarios across different buildout strategies
• Track actuals vs. modeled costs and continuously refine assumptions based on real-world data
• Provide clear visibility into cost structure, risks, and opportunities to leadership

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, economics, or a related technical field
• 2-4 years of experience in engineering finance, FP&A, or business operations roles
• Experience building detailed bottom-up cost models (e.g., BOMs, manufacturing, or infrastructure costs)
• Ability to work closely with engineering and operations teams and understand technical systems
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to break down complex systems into key cost drivers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain environments
• Familiarity with capital-intensive systems (e.g., infrastructure, telecom, aerospace)
• Experience with headcount and operating expense planning in technical organizations
• Strong financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis and forecasting
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and drive decisions with incomplete data
• Strong communication skills, especially in translating cost insights into clear actions for technical and leadership teams