Principal Legal Counsel, TeraWave
Core
Senior legal advisor for the TeraWave business unit, providing counsel on complex commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, and risk management for satellite communications and connectivity services.
Role type
Principal Legal Counsel (Senior IC)
Builds
Scalable contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes for TeraWave's growth and operational needs.
Domain
Satellite communications, connectivity services, space operations, and regulatory compliance (FCC, ITU, export controls).
Deliverable
Production legal counsel and contract management
Required skills
Complex commercial and technology agreement drafting/negotiation, regulatory framework expertise (FCC, spectrum, ITU, export controls), cross-functional risk management, project management, practical counseling
Preferred skills
In-house experience in satellite/telecom/network infrastructure, LEO/MEO constellation program support, government contract experience, technical background in engineering/CS/telecom, international operations experience
Technologies
None explicitly listed (role is legal/regulatory)
Responsibilities
Serve as primary legal advisor for TeraWave, draft and negotiate complex commercial/technology agreements, coordinate with regulatory counsel on FCC/spectrum/export controls, partner cross-functionally to manage legal risk, develop scalable legal processes, monitor evolving developments in satellite communications.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic advisory scope
