Business Operations Associate

Lux Aeterna•Quinte West, ON

4d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Space is the bleeding edge for humanity's next industrial revolution. While reusable rockets have opened the door, true economic transformation requires infrastructure that makes orbit as accessible and reliable as air travel. At Lux Aeterna, we're building that future by developing the first reusable satellite platform with controlled return capability - transforming space from a one-way street into a two-way highway for innovation and commerce. Building a spacecraft company takes more than engineering. Someone has to stand up the systems the company runs on, keep vendors, spend, and facilities moving, and make sure a fast-moving team stays coordinated. Your job is to run the company's business operations day to day: the operating cadence, the reporting leadership runs on, the systems the company works in, the vendors and spend that keep hardware moving, and the facility and finance operations behind all of it. You'll learn how a space company gets built from the inside. This role fits someone early in their career who wants breadth, real ownership, and a seat at every operational decision at a startup putting hardware in orbit. You don't need to have done any of this before. You need to be smart, rigorous, and hungry to learn. We'll teach you the rest.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or another rigorous technical/quantitative field
1-5 years of experience. Internships, co-ops, and early full-time roles all count
Excellent writing; you can turn dense, unfamiliar material into clear, accurate documents
Strong organizational instincts and follow-through; you close loops without being reminded
Demonstrated ability to teach yourself hard, unfamiliar material quickly
Fluency with spreadsheets and modern productivity tooling; comfort learning new systems fast
Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and figuring out how to do something that we don't have a process for, asking questions when needed
Applicants must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) or otherwise eligible to access export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace, hardware, or deep-tech exposure: an internship, student rocketry/CubeSat/FSAE team, research lab, or first job
Any exposure to finance, compliance, quality, or facilities processes
Scripting or data skills (Python, SQL) for automating reporting and tracking
Experience with ERP, PLM, or project management systems
Early-stage startup experience or other evidence you thrive without structure

Responsibilities

Manage and improve the company's systems as we scale: engineering, procurement, finance, and other software tools
Build and maintain reporting and dashboards for the company
Track vendors, contracts, and spend
Own the purchasing pipeline end-to-end: quotes, POs, order tracking, and delivery follow-through
Keep buying on pace with hardware schedules so engineers can stay focused on engineering
Stay ahead of renewals and reorders
Document the process as you go, with a complete procurement playbook
Own office operations day to day: supplies, service work, receiving and inventory
Support the facility improvement projects: vendor coordination, quote and contract tracking, schedule and budget visibility
Coordinate the operational side of moves, build-outs, and new-space standup as the company grows
Route invoices, track approvals, and keep accounts payable flowing on time
Own expense and corporate card hygiene: receipts, coding, policy follow-ups
Serve as day-to-day liaison to our finance team; support month-end close and chase down what's missing
As you demonstrate ownership, you'll take on whole workstreams, with a path to a Lead role as the company scales.