Chief Space Ground Systems Engineer

Anduril Industries; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Engineer for Space Ground Systems to lead technical direction across ground C2 architectures, SDA processing, and mission data platforms.

You will oversee backend services, operator workflows, and mission data integration for state-of-the-art space ground solutions, collaborating with the Space orbital team and government customers to deliver end-to-end capabilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record architecting defense/IC ground systems with distributed backend tech.
• Hands-on heritage in TT&C system integration and mission data processing.
• Strong leadership and ability to drive architecture trades and program milestones.
• Experience with security accreditation in classified environments.
• Proficient in Go, C++, Python, Rust, or Java with container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker).
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to executives and government customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across ground C2 architecture and mission data processing pipelines.
• Act as technical authority to ensure program technical integrity and customer satisfaction.
• Lead architecture development for SDA ground processing, space control C2, and RPO missions.
• Drive lifecycle from architecture trades to deployment in air-gapped environments.
• Collaborate with partnerships to build new ground products for contested environments.
• Contribute to proposals with cost estimates, risk assessment, and trade studies.
• Mentor multi-disciplinary engineering teams through all program phases.
• Perform system-level trade studies balancing risk, cost, and performance.

Skills

Distributed backend systems

Real-time data pipelines

State replication

Technical leadership

Technical communication

Tools

Go

C++

Python

Rust

Java

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Engineer for Space Ground Systems to lead technical direction across ground C2 architectures, SDA processing, and mission data platforms.

You will oversee backend services, operator workflows, and mission data integration for state-of-the-art space ground solutions, collaborating with the Space orbital team and government customers to deliver end-to-end capabilities.