Anduril
Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations (RPO)
$127K–$170K
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of professional spacecraft operations, mission planning, or flight dynamics experience.
- Education
- Not specified.
About the job
Owns spacecraft rendezvous and proximity operations planning, readiness, testing, procedures, and execution support across mission phases.
What you'll do
- Design RPO mission plans, flight rules, and procedures with passive safety, approach sequencing, and abort criteria.
- Lead pre-launch operational readiness, including rehearsals and procedure validation on flatsats and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds.
- Support on-orbit operations by monitoring performance, triaging anomalies, training crews, and feeding constraints into system designs.
What they ask for
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Strong engineering background from industry or school.
- Direct RPO experience on a flown or near-flight mission.
- Experience taking a spacecraft through pre-launch operational readiness, including AI&T support, procedure validation, rehearsals, and readiness reviews.
Nice to have
- Experience on on-orbit servicing, inspection, docking, or refueling missions.
- Experience with STK/Astrogator, ODTK, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or Linux systems.
Pay
$127,000 — $170,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
STK/Astrogator, ODTK, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, Linux
AI focus
No specific AI work is stated for this role.
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