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Senior Systems Engineer, Space

Anduril· AFS : Space Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $222kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior Systems Engineer role focusing on technical strategy, program execution, and system-level oversight for space missions, including on-orbit operations, ground systems, and cross-boundary integration within Anduril’s Space and Orbital Systems initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical oversight and leadership for the full system of systems – the space segment and the ground segment – with an attention to the spacecraft
  • Drive technical expertise across multiple spacecraft subsystems including bus and payloads
  • Leverage strategic partnerships and teammates for building out new products to satisfy customer requirements in new and challenging mission areas
  • Provide space industry expertise to refine and advance the Anduril Space and Orbital Systems strategy for growing the organization
  • Generate technical inputs to proposals to include engineering execution plans
  • Provide oversight to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers through all phases of program execution up to and including delivery and operation of capabilities on-orbit
  • Perform mission and system level trade studies and analysis to balance risk, cost, and performance

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
  • Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems with competing objectives (e.g., performance, schedule, openness, cybersecurity, MLS) into executable requirements and execution then delivering on those to meet government expectations
  • Experience with spacecraft standards for qualification testing and acceptance testing to include the use of GEVS, SMC-S-016 (MIL- STD-1540), etc
  • Experience with US government space mission areas and associated CONOPS for successfully executing missions to enable space for the warfighter
  • Design and development of space vehicle and payload architectures and detailed mission solutions to complex space domain challenges
  • Strong technical communication skills, providing the ability to deliver critical technical briefings and conclusions to technical leadership, company 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

Skills

Required:System engineering leadershipSystems architecture and requirements decompositionMission analysis and trade studiesSpace hardware and software development

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) available to employees
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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