Spacecraft RPO Operations Engineer - AI-Driven Missions

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants included

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer for Spacecraft Operations (RPO) in Washington, DC.

You will own how spacecraft plan, rehearse, and fly close to other objects, validating procedures against hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and integrating with flight software and ground software carepoints. You will drive pre-launch campaigns, write day-in-the-life simulations, and coordinate with AI&T, GNC, and mission partners to meet demanding DoD timelines while ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance is required or the ability to obtain
• Experience leading spacecraft operations planning and execution in a near-flight or flown mission
• Proficiency in creating and validating procedures, flight rules, and training materials
• Strong ability to diagnose complex systems and communicate clearly

Responsibilities

• Design and own RPO mission plans, including relative motion design and delta-V budgets
• Validate procedures against hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and run day-in-the-life simulations
• Write and validate flight rules, go/no-go gates, and operation handoffs
• Own mission operations plans across LEOP, commissioning, and on-orbit checkout
• Inject failures in rehearsals and drive iterative design or procedure changes

Skills

Security clearance

RPO experience

Mission planning

Flight dynamics

Procedures writing

Python

Linux

Education

Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

STK/Astrogator

ODTK

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer for Spacecraft Operations (RPO) in Washington, DC.

You will own how spacecraft plan, rehearse, and fly close to other objects, validating procedures against hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and integrating with flight software and ground software carepoints. You will drive pre-launch campaigns, write day-in-the-life simulations, and coordinate with AI&T, GNC, and mission partners to meet demanding DoD timelines while ensuring safety and