Lead Systems Engineer

Overview

A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability.

OUR MISSION
The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earth—from communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together

We are seeking a Staff or Principal Systems Engineer to join our team as a Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) in developing and integrating cutting-edge aerospace and defense systems. In this role you will play a critical role in defining, analyzing, and ensuring the successful implementation of mission requirements across complex, mission-critical space systems, supporting national defense initiatives, and advancing technologies in autonomous space operations.

The Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) has ownership and responsibility over the requirements, verification, and validation (RV&V) efforts. The LSE is responsible for execution of day-to-day SE process, integration of MBSE and requirements tools, and leads gate review execution activities. The LSE oversees the daily activities, tasking, and prioritization of activities of program Systems Engineers. The LSE is for leading RV&V efforts, including requirements definition, decomposition, verification, and validation products.

This includes products required to perform validation and verification not allocated to other teams, such as Test Plans. The LSE is responsible for guiding interface definition and leads mission and vehicle level gating reviews. The LSE has approving authority with the Chief Engineer for accepting hardware for vehicle integration. The LSE leads or delegates authority for Engineering Review Boards (ERB) and Failure Review Boards (FRBs).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to define and document mission objectives, system requirements, and operational concepts.
• Translate customer and mission needs into actionable engineering solutions, ensuring alignment with technical and programmatic constraints.
• Lead system trade studies, performance evaluations, and feasibility assessments to ensure optimal system architecture design.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, presentations, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and customers.
• Develop system-level integration and verification plans, conducting end-to-end testing to validate mission requirements.
• Coordinate with subsystem teams to troubleshoot and resolve integration challenges, ensuring mission readiness.
• Support mission operations teams during testing and real-time mission execution.
• Conduct system performance analysis, including reliability, safety, and mission effectiveness, under various environmental conditions.
• Assess mission success criteria and operational risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Identify and analyze mission risks related to complex space missions, including collision risks and operational uncertainties.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans for safe and reliable mission execution.

Qualifications

• Staff level: 12+ years full lifecycle experience, including leading a vehicle through design, test, and verification
• Principal level: 15+ years full lifecycle experience, including leading a vehicle through design, test, and verification
• Strong technical leadership and systems architecture experience
• Proven leadership in design, analysis, and verification on a major aerospace program
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with ability to lead technical trades
• Demonstrated ability to balance…