Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations

🔥 13 hours ago

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $126k - $167k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Anduril Industries

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2017

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that focuses on developing advanced systems for border security, military operations, and national defense. Utilizing cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence and robotics, Anduril designs and manufactures products that enhance situational awareness and operational efficiency for defense organizations.

📋 Description

• Design and own RPO mission plans, including relative motion design, approach and hold-point sequencing, delta-V budgets, and operational timelines • Build passive safety into spacecraft approaches • Author flight rules and procedures for close approach, including keep-out volume enforcement, go/no-go gates, abort and breakout criteria, custody handoffs, and conjunction screening • Own mission operations plans and procedures across LEOP, commissioning, on-orbit checkout, and operations • Drive pre-launch operations campaigns, including day-in-the-life tests, mission rehearsals, failure injection, and corrective changes • Validate procedures and command sequences on flatsats and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds • Feed operational constraints into GNC, flight software, ground software, and communications designs • Create and analyze vehicle and campaign performance metrics • Triage anomalies, determine root causes, and coordinate next steps under time pressure • Train operators and mission crews on spacecraft and RPO execution • Support ground testing, launch windows, and on-orbit operations • Work with teams and government agencies to obtain FCC and NOAA licenses and comply with spacecraft operating regulations

🎯 Requirements

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance • Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Computer Science, or another engineering field • 4+ years of professional spacecraft operations, mission planning, or flight dynamics experience • Direct RPO experience on a flown or near-flight mission, on either the planning or execution side • Experience taking a spacecraft through pre-launch operational readiness, including AI&T support, procedure validation, mission rehearsals, day-in-the-life testing, and operational readiness reviews • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements • Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight • Clear written communication, including procedures, flight rules, and training material • Colorado-based applicants must be located in Colorado for this remote role

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees • Health, recovery, and other employee support benefits