Northwood Space

3 months ago

Legal Counsel

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Job Summary

Legal Counsel to support Northwood Space’s global ground network deployment, navigating US regulatory processes and international licensing. You’ll draft and negotiate commercial agreements, work with engineering and operations teams, and shape scalable legal playbooks in a fast-moving space tech startup environment.

Location: Washington DC

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including engineering, sales, and go-to-market teams—to strategize execution of complex business opportunities and translate complex legal concepts into practical advice that enables teams to move forward confidently and quickly.
•Support operations across multiple regulatory regimes, both domestic and international, ensuring the company navigates these forums effectively to avoid risk and expand opportunities as regulations evolve.
•Assist with global market entry efforts, regulatory licensing, filings, and advocacy with regulatory agencies and government bodies, helping shape outcomes where it matters.
•Draft, negotiate, and review a wide range of commercial agreements in support of our global network, including customer and vendor contracts, NDAs, and government contracts, to close deals efficiently while safeguarding the company’s interests.
•Develop and refine internal legal processes, playbooks, and templates to improve efficiency and consistency and help set up a successful foundation for scalable legal operations as the company grows.

Key Requirements

•Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
•4+ years of relevant legal experience; mix of government, law firm, or in-house experience a plus.
•Working knowledge of U.S. regulatory processes (e.g., agency rulemakings, licensing, compliance frameworks).
•Excellent analytical thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
•Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.

Experience:4+ yearsSpaceTechnologyStartupRegulatory compliance

Skills:CommunicationAnalytical thinkingNegotiationProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Company Brief

Northwood Space

Builds modern, scalable ground infrastructure and phased-array antenna systems to improve satellite-to-Earth communications, providing rapidly deployable ground stations and networking for commercial and government space missions.

Industry: Space Technology

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series B

Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States

Founded: 2023

Glassdoor: 3.3

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Northwood Space

3 months ago

Legal Counsel

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 12 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Washington DC

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including engineering, sales, and go-to-market teams—to strategize execution of complex business opportunities and translate complex legal concepts into practical advice that enables teams to move forward confidently and quickly.
•Support operations across multiple regulatory regimes, both domestic and international, ensuring the company navigates these forums effectively to avoid risk and expand opportunities as regulations evolve.
•Assist with global market entry efforts, regulatory licensing, filings, and advocacy with regulatory agencies and government bodies, helping shape outcomes where it matters.
•Draft, negotiate, and review a wide range of commercial agreements in support of our global network, including customer and vendor contracts, NDAs, and government contracts, to close deals efficiently while safeguarding the company’s interests.
•Develop and refine internal legal processes, playbooks, and templates to improve efficiency and consistency and help set up a successful foundation for scalable legal operations as the company grows.

Key Requirements

•Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
•4+ years of relevant legal experience; mix of government, law firm, or in-house experience a plus.
•Working knowledge of U.S. regulatory processes (e.g., agency rulemakings, licensing, compliance frameworks).
•Excellent analytical thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
•Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.

Experience:4+ yearsSpaceTechnologyStartupRegulatory compliance

Skills:CommunicationAnalytical thinkingNegotiationProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Company Brief

Northwood Space

Industry: Space Technology

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series B

Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States

Founded: 2023

Glassdoor: 3.3

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor