- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Mar 23, 2026
- Salary
- $166,000–$250,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Propulsion Engineer, Space
Job description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.
Anduril's 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.
Job requirements
- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Aerospace Engineering, Orbital Mechanics or other engineering degree.
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
- Experience with chemical, electrical and hybrid propulsion sub-subsystem design for spacecraft
- Experience with managing propulsion vendors for successful delivery against mission and sub-system requirements
- Experience conducting spacecraft operations and satellite command and control with an emphasis on system reliability and uptime.
- Experience with orbital mechanics and resident space object tracking capabilities
- Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight
- Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material