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Site Acquisition Lead

LeoLabs · Remote · Remote

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About LeoLabs

LeoLabs delivers the Orbital Intelligence operators need to detect, track, characterize, and respond to threats in space. Backed by Insight.

About the role

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here

What they're looking for

  • Lead site acquisition strategy and execution for radar and sensor installation sites across the U.S. and abroad
  • Identify and evaluate potential sites based on technical, environmental, regulatory, and operational requirements
  • Conduct site feasibility studies in collaboration with engineering, RF, and systems teams
  • Manage negotiations with landowners, utilities, municipalities, and government stakeholders
  • Coordinate permitting, zoning, and regulatory approvals required for site development
  • Partner with engineering and construction teams to ensure site readiness for installation and operations
More about this role

Why LeoLabs?

At LeoLabs, we’re building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We’re not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here

LeoLabs is seeking a Site Acquisition Lead – U.S. to identify, evaluate, secure, and develop sites for advanced radar installations across the United States and globally. This role will lead end-to-end site acquisition efforts, including site identification, feasibility assessments, negotiations,...

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