Systems Engineer, Space Emerging Talent

Andurils Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier enhancing Space Domain Awareness Space Control and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. Were developing fully integrated hardware and software systems including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested warfighting domain.

We are looking for an Early Career Systems Engineer Space to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa CA.

In this role you will work at the intersection of hardware software and mission operations to help design build test and field next-generation spacecraft and ground architectures.

Working closely with the Director of Engineer Chief Engineers Systems Engineers and multidisciplinary engineering teams you will help translate high-level customer mission objectives into clear engineering requirements and operational realities. You will gain comprehensive exposure across the entire lifecycle of a space programparticipating in system-level trade studies interface definition milestone design reviews (SRR PDR CDR) qualification testing and launch integration.

This role is tailored for a motivated recent graduate or early-career engineer who wants to build broad technical depth across orbital mechanics mechanical electrical software and payloads while moving fast in an agile development environment.

• Support the breakdown and tracing of complex mission needs into functional system requirements subsystem specifications and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Perform mission and system-level trade studies (e.g. mass power link budget delta-V and thermal margins) to balance risk performance and schedule.
• Assist in preparing technical data packages analysis results and presentation materials for major program milestones (SRR PDR CDR TRR).
• Collaborate with test and assembly engineers to plan and execute functional checkouts environmental testing (thermal vacuum vibration shock EMI/EMC) and acceptance testing aligned with industry standards (e.g. GEVS).
• Work across flight software GNC payload electrical and ground C2 teams to resolve technical discrepancies and ensure seamless hardware/software integration.
• Maintain system budgets (mass power data RF link) risk registers and verification matrices throughout the development lifecycle.

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
• 02 years of professional internship or hands-on university project team experience (e.g. university CubeSat team rocketry club high-altitude balloon project or related multidisciplinary engineering team).
• Baseline understanding of spacecraft subsystems (structures thermal power avionics GNC communications and payloads) and how they interact.
• Familiarity with the systems engineering lifecycle requirements definition and trade-study methodologies.
• Proficiency with modeling/analysis tools such as MATLAB Python Excel or CAD software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical findings clearly.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

• Hands-on experience developing integrating or testing small satellites payloads or autonomous robotic systems.
• Familiarity with spacecraft environmental testing standards (e.g. SMC-S-016 / MIL-STD-1540 NASA GEVS).
• Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts or tools (e.g. SysML Cameo).
• Exposure to hardware-software integration lab test equipment and FlatSat environments.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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