Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer, Proximity & RPO

Anduril Industries; Central City (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Colorado is seeking a Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer for RPO to own how our spacecraft plan, rehearse, and deploy flight procedures and ground software as designs evolve. You will work with AI&T to validate procedures on flatsats and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, own mission operations plans across LEOP through operations, and coordinate with partners and agencies to secure licenses.

A TS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Computer Science, or related engineering field.
• 4+ years of professional spacecraft operations, mission planning, or flight dynamics experience.
• Direct RPO experience on a flown or near-flight mission with proximity operations design/planning.
• AI&T support, procedure validation, mission rehearsals, and readiness reviews.
• Clear written communication, including procedures and training material.

Responsibilities

• Author the flight rules and procedures for close approach and conjunction screening.
• Own the mission operations plans and procedures across LEOP, commissioning, on-orbit checkout, and operations.
• Validate procedures and command sequences on flatsats and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds.
• Feed operational constraints back into GNC, flight software, ground software, and comms design.
• Create and analyze the metrics used to debug and monitor vehicle and campaign performance.
• Support demanding schedules during ground testing, launch windows, and on-orbit operations.
• Work with other teams and government agencies to obtain licenses and comply with regulations.
• Top Secret security clearance.

Skills

Spacecraft operations

Mission planning

Flight dynamics

Python

Linux systems

Clear written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Computer Science or related engineering field

Tools

STK/Astrogator

ODTK

MATLAB

Simulink

Flatsats hardware-in-the-loop testing

Job description

Anduril Industries in Colorado is seeking a Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer for RPO to own how our spacecraft plan, rehearse, and deploy flight procedures and ground software as designs evolve. You will work with AI&T to validate procedures on flatsats and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, own mission operations plans across LEOP through operations, and coordinate with partners and agencies to secure licenses.

A TS clearance is required.