Staff Systems Engineer, Space Special Programs
Anduril Industries · Chantilly, Virginia, United States; Herndon, Virginia, United States
Posted 20 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 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
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About this role
As a Staff Systems Engineer on the Space Special Programs team, you will oversee the entire lifecycle of spacecraft design, development, integration, and testing. Your role involves managing requirements, risks, and budgets, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure mission success. You will also mentor team members and lead efforts in developing innovative space capabilities for challenging operational environments.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 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 on mature spacecraft development programs including operational and environmental testing
- 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
Nice to have
- M.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across the entire cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a spacecraft or space system
- Demonstrated ability to work in an extremely fast-paced, nimble, environment with programs that have limited, broad, Level-0 requirements
- 3+ years working in a classified environment
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of technologies or tools used in the role
- Fast-paced environment may require juggling multiple projects simultaneously
- Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
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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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