Anduril
Senior Systems Engineer, Space
$167K–$222K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 18, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant professional Space industry experience.
About the job
Leads technical strategy, integration, and delivery of spacecraft and ground systems for defense space missions, from proposals and design reviews through testing, launch, and on-orbit operations.
What you'll do
- Provide technical oversight across spacecraft subsystems and the space and ground segments throughout program execution.
- Lead mission and system trade studies, proposal inputs, and engineering plans; communicate technical status to customers and leadership.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and partners to develop, integrate, test, and deliver flight systems and space ground C2 products.
What they ask for
- Advanced experience architecting, developing, and delivering defense/IC satellite and space hardware and software systems.
- Thorough understanding of current U.S. Space Force and IC space systems and mission areas, including government space mission CONOPS.
- Experience with spacecraft qualification and acceptance testing standards, such as GEVS and SMC-S-016 (MIL-STD-1540), and leading U.S. Government contracts.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance; strong technical communication skills and space-systems fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Previous experience delivering spacecraft flight hardware.
- On-orbit satellite or payload mission operations experience.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
GEVS, SMC-S-016 (MIL- STD-1540), FPGA
AI focus
The Space team develops AI-powered capabilities for space domain awareness, space control, and command and control; this role leads the systems engineering and delivery of space and ground systems.
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