Senior Space Systems Engineer & Tech Lead

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to own the full lifecycle of spacecraft and related systems. You will manage requirements, risks, budgets, and trade studies, while coordinating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure the system meets its goals.

You will also mentor and grow the team as the expert systems engineer. You will help develop system and mission designs, define internal guidelines, and lead design reviews and customer-facing documentation to

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field.
• 13+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for spacecraft and space systems.
• 3+ years of leading a systems engineering team working on small spacecraft.
• Experience developing subsystem requirements and interfaces; including mission systems.
• Experience developing various design artifacts, such as: Design Review material (CoDR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc), trade studies, risk matrices and burn-down plans, non-conformance investigations and dispositioning.
• 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

• Lead full life cycle design, development, integration & test, and operations for spacecraft and related systems.
• Maintain and manage requirements, risks, budgets, and trade studies.
• Interface with spacecraft disciplines to ensure requirements alignment and goals.
• Mentor and grow the team while serving as an expert systems engineer.
• Develop system and mission designs and concepts; lead internal guidelines and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

System engineering

Project management

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in aerospace/ mechanical/ CS

M.S. in aerospace/ mechanical/ CS

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to own the full lifecycle of spacecraft and related systems. You will manage requirements, risks, budgets, and trade studies, while coordinating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure the system meets its goals.

You will also mentor and grow the team as the expert systems engineer. You will help develop system and mission designs, define internal guidelines, and lead design reviews and customer-facing documentation to