Business Development Manager

• 5-10+ years in business development, sales, and/or strategic partnerships in space/satellite communications, ground segment, or telecoms sectors.
• Experience with closing multi‑million, multi‑year deals with satellite operators, aerospace primes, and/or government customers, often with long, technical sales cycles.
• Experience building opportunity pipelines and selling hardware and services directly to customers.
• Credibility with a technical audience based on the ability to translate complex propositions to customers.
• Understanding of satellite link budgets, ground segment architectures, and optical/laser comms or free‑space optics are all strong positives but not prerequisites.
• Resilient, self‑starting, and collaborative; must thrive in a fast‑moving, scaling business.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Desirable additional skills:

• Start‑up/scale‑up experience: operating effectively in fast‑moving environments with cross‑functional teams (engineering, ops, product)
• Strong technical credibility: comfortable white‑boarding RF/optical hybrid architectures, reading link budgets, and discussing ground segment/OGS integrations.
• Knowledge of hybrid RF/optical architectures, free‑space optics ecosystem, and competitor landscape.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Location: Our office is based in Osney Mead, Oxford. Hybrid working agreements can be agreed with your line manager. There will be requirement for business travel.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work on advanced optical systems to support a world-changing vision
• A collaborative and transparent culture with strong links between functions
• Regular socials and weekly company lunch
• Professional development and skills growth within a specialist engineering field
• Competitive salary and benefits package, with equity options in a growing start-up
• 25 days annual leave allowance plus bank holidays

Archangel Lightworks is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. If you need any assistance or accommodation to complete your application or assessment, please contact us through the application form.

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