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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Space team is expanding AI-powered capabilities into space domain awareness, space control, and command and control for military and allied partners, developing fully integrated hardware and software systems including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads.
In this role, you will own launch integration for spacecraft programs from kick-off through separation on orbit, serving as the primary technical interface to the launch vehicle provider.
Key responsibilities include:
- Author and negotiate Launch Requirements Documents and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) defining mechanical, electrical, and environmental interfaces between spacecraft and launch vehicle
- Coordinate delivery of analysis and data products to and from the launch provider, including mass properties, coupled loads analysis inputs and results, structural and thermal FEMs, separation and clearance analyses, range safety documentation, MSDS, and test reports
- Define and verify spacecraft compatibility with launch environments (quasi-static, vibration, acoustic, shock, and thermal), reconciling launch provider levels against spacecraft design and test program
- Own verification and compliance matrix against launch provider requirements for spacecraft and payloads
- Plan and lead launch site operations including transport, fit-checks, propellant loading support, integrated testing, encapsulation, and day-of-launch activities
- Support integration and readiness reviews (MRR, LRR, FRR) and present launch readiness status internally and to customers
- Work with internal teams and government agencies to obtain required licenses and approvals (FAA, FCC, NOAA, etc.) and comply with range safety and orbital debris mitigation regulations
- Triage issues, conduct root cause investigations, and drive lessons learned from each launch campaign into standardized processes
- Create excellent technical documentation including integration plans, ICDs, procedures, and test reports
- Travel to launch sites, ranges, and vendors as needed, including extended and international campaign support and off-nominal launch operations
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS or higher degree in engineering or hard science, ideally Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience conducting launch integration operations with emphasis on simplicity, safety, and reliability
- Experience interfacing with launch vehicle providers and spacecraft development teams, including ICDs, mass properties, coupled loads, environments, and separation systems
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate detailed requirements
- Highly motivated and capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight
- Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material
- Excellent attention to detail
- Willing to establish scope and requirements for ill-defined problems
- Desire to work on critical spacecraft systems in support of U.S. government and allies
- Ability to obtain and hold U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience writing code or automating functions (Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- Experience supporting spacecraft environmental test campaigns (structural, thermal-vacuum, EMI/EMC)
- Experience designing and integrating mechanical and electrical ground support equipment
- Familiarity with launch vehicle user's guides and ride-share/dedicated launch provider requirements
- Direct experience running coupled loads, separation and clearance, or structural and thermal analyses
- Experience as stack integrator coordinating interfaces across multiple spacecraft providers
- Familiarity with range safety, launch licensing, and orbital debris mitigation (FAA Part 450, ODMSP, NASA-STD-8719.14)
