Senior Systems Engineer, Space

The role

You will lead technical strategy, roadmapping, and technical oversight for space segment and ground segment systems. This includes managing the development and delivery of hardware and software solutions for satellite and payload missions.

What you will do

• Provide technical oversight and leadership for the space segment and ground segment
• Drive technical expertise across spacecraft subsystems including bus and payloads
• Leverage strategic partnerships for building new products
• Provide space industry expertise to advance Anduril Space and Orbital Systems strategy
• Generate technical inputs to proposals including engineering execution plans
• Provide oversight to a multi-disciplinary team through all program execution phases
• Perform mission and system level trade studies and analysis

Required qualifications

• Advanced experience in architecting, developing, and delivering defense/IC satellite and space hardware and software systems
• 8+ years of relevant professional Space industry experience
• Thorough understanding of the recent/current technical state of key USSF and IC space systems and mission areas
• Ability to decompose complex systems into executable requirements and deliver to meet government expectations
• Experience with spacecraft standards for qualification testing and acceptance testing including GEVS and SMC-S-016 (MIL-STD-1540)
• Experience with US government space mission areas and associated CONOPS
• Design and development of space vehicle and payload architectures and detailed mission solutions
• Strong technical communication skills for delivering briefings to leadership and customers
• Strong technical fundamentals in space systems, space ground infrastructure, and product development
• Technical experience leading US Government contracts
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Previous experience delivering spacecraft flight hardware
• On-orbit mission operations of satellites and/or associated payloads

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.