Pros
Started out as an IC engineer years ago and have had great opportunities to grow in my scope, role and title over nearly 7 years. Originally joined found Astranis through AngelList. I chose Astranis because the 3 interviews I had were more difficult and more well run than other interviews I was having with other startups. Brilliant founders and early team members. The breadth of engineering problems is so diverse and continues to expand. I spent many years on space segment design, but have shifted to ground where there are a ton of interesting problems and rapid growth. The office is incredible and historic, the satellite factory is extremely impressive. Love working in the city! Dogpatch area is nice and getting better and better by the month. The measured growth over 7 years has allowed culture, hiring bar, communication styles to remain intact. I'm very confident that with the team we have, we'll put a real dent in the enormous global telcomm industry. Very excited for the next few years where things are going to accelerate faster and faster.
Cons
It's a marathon not a sprint. Takes a long time to do big things in space industry. Attempts to rush too quickly are often met with failure in the industry, so the measured approach is ultimately good.