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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
As the Chief Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will lead technical efforts on innovative spacecraft missions, focusing on dynamic space operations and Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO). Your role involves overseeing the design, build, and testing of integrated hardware and software systems, while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure successful program execution. You will also develop technical strategies, manage engineering baselines, and communicate progress to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- Demonstrated track record architecting, developing, and delivering defense/IC satellite systems, with hands-on heritage in space vehicle design and payload architecture/integration.
- Deep domain expertise in Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Control, Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO), and dynamic space operations.
- Technical familiarity with high-dV spacecraft architectures, closed-loop relative navigation/GNC, and space-based sensing payloads (e.g., optical/IR/RF suites) across multiple orbital regimes (LEO, GEO, cislunar).
- Strong understanding of the current technical state, mission needs, and CONOPS of key USSF and IC space enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated ability to decompose complex mission requirements with competing constraints (e.g., SWaP-C, performance, schedule, modularity, cybersecurity, MLS) into executable engineering roadmaps.
- Experience with standard space qualification and acceptance testing methodologies (e.g., SMC-S-016 / MIL-STD-1540, GEVS).
What you get
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of team size or structure, which may impact collaboration dynamics.
- The role requires a U.S. Secret security clearance, which may limit some candidates.
- The salary range provided is broad and may vary significantly based on various factors.
- The job involves a high level of responsibility across multiple technical disciplines, which may be challenging for some candidates.
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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