Working At Iridium

At Iridium, satellites aren’t our only network.

Iridium’s talented employees are integral to the company’s continued growth and success. Start your journey with us today!

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We are committed to creating an environment where our employees are proud to work and dedicated to our mission.

Our Benefit Offerings

Thirty years ago, three engineers envisioned a satellite constellation that would provide communications anywhere in the world. Our mission started there, where will yours begin?

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Career Development and Training Assistance
Tuition
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Employee Wellness Programs
Employee Resource Groups

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The Iridium Impact

Be a part of the team that is enabling cutting-edge technology and making a difference all around the world through:

Vaccine Distribution in Remote Areas

Iridium Connected® Drones Deliver Vaccines in Remote Areas – Children in a remote Island in the South Pacific Ocean go unvaccinated because of logistical challenges in distributing medical supplies over treacherous terrain.

Improving Climate Monitoring

Meteorological research requires access to a constant stream of oceanographic data, including sensors located in oceans across the globe.

Lunar Simulation Expedition

Research and test expeditions require reliable communications ensuring the safety and well-being of the explorers and their research.

Relief Flights

Many Indonesian islands lack airport or air traffic control infrastructure, making the delivery of food and medical supplies after a natural disaster difficult for pilots.

Iridium Policies

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Iridium is committed to maintaining the highest standards of business conduct and ethics. Employees are expected to honor this code in order to foster a positive and safe working environment. Employees, managers, contractors, temporary workers and other representatives of Iridium must adhere to all Company policies and practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling their daily duties and responsibilities, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Unlawful activity of any kind is strictly prohibited. As such, employees participate in annual trainings on business conduct and ethics. Click here to review the entirety of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Equal Opportunity

Iridium considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran in accordance with federal law and other state and local requirements. Iridium complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.

Accommodations of Disabilities

The Company is committed to complying fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), as well as state and local laws concerning persons with disabilities, and ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. All employment practices and activities are conducted on a non-discriminatory basis.

Anti-Harassment & Anti-Discrimination

Iridium is committed to providing its employees with a work environment that is free of unlawful discrimination, including any harassment on the basis of any legally protected status. All Company employees deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Accordingly, the Company will not tolerate any form of unlawful harassment against its employees, whether by executives, managers, supervisors, co-workers, or by third parties, such as the Company’s vendors, board members or other third parties with whom its employees interact.

Pay Transparency & Nondiscrimination

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.

Treatment of Employees

Employees are expected to treat each other fairly, with dignity and respect, in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards. Iridium strives to maintain an atmosphere of open discourse, collegiality, and cooperation among employees. All third parties will be treated with the same respect, dignity and cooperation that are extended to employees.

Right to Privacy

Iridium limits internal access to personnel data and records to persons on a “need to know” basis. Iridium will release such information outside the company to meet legal requirements or with an employee’s consent. Personnel records are treated as confidential material, and only those people who have a legitimate business use for this material will have access to it.

Combatting Human Trafficking & Forced Labor

Iridium strives to be a good corporate citizen that protects and advances human dignity and human rights in our global practices. In particular, and consistent with the policies and requirements of our U.S. Government customer, we expect that our employees and business partners maintain a workplace and supply chain that is free of child, indentured and slave labor. This policy applies to all Iridium personnel, including directors, officers, and employees and applies equally to Iridium’s agents, subcontractors, independent contractors, product suppliers, distributors, vendors, and other firms that furnish supplies or services to or for Iridium for performance of a federal contract. For more details, click here to review our complete Policy for Combatting Human Trafficking.