Senior Space Systems Engineer & Team Lead

Mosaic.tech; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to own the full life cycle of spacecraft systems, including requirements, risks, budgets, and trade studies. The engineer will lead and mentor a team while interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes design, development, integration & test, and operations across spacecraft subsystems with a focus on high reliability and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering field.
• 13+ years engineering experience across the life cycle for spacecraft and space systems.
• 3+ years leading a systems engineering team on small spacecraft.
• Experience developing subsystem requirements and interfaces; including mission systems.
• Experience on mature spacecraft development programs including operational and environmental testing.
• Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross‑functional team to design market leading hardware products.
• Drive product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities.
• Apply modern space‑flight hardware design standards to create high‑reliability systems.
• Develop, track, and maintain system requirements and budgets with other disciplines.
• Define and track program risks and burn‑down plans.
• Lead the team in establishing internal guidelines and best practices for space flight hardware design, test, manufacture, and operations.
• Conduct peer‑level and cross‑discipline design reviews and develop customer‑facing system design documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Leadership

Requirements development

Education

B.S. in aerospace/mechanical/computer science or similar

M.S. in aerospace/mechanical/computer science or similar

Job description

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to own the full life cycle of spacecraft systems, including requirements, risks, budgets, and trade studies. The engineer will lead and mentor a team while interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes design, development, integration & test, and operations across spacecraft subsystems with a focus on high reliability and manufacturability.