Senior Systems Engineer, Ground Systems

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it. OUR MISSION True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority.

S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground. 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. YOUR MISSION We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in developing and integrating cutting-edge aerospace and defense systems.

Requirements

across our satellite command and control ground system, supporting critical space operations for national defense initiatives.

development, traceability, and verification across command and control infrastructure, telemetry and tracking systems, and ground station networks. You work closely with cross-functional teams while conducting impact analyses for changes, ensuring design integrity across the system, supporting integration and test planning, performing risk assessments, and leading design reviews.

, 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.

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 satellite command and control operations, including system latency, data integrity and operational uncertainties. Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans for safe and reliable mission execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Systems Engineering team supports multiple programs and disciplines. We are seeking talented, flexible engineers with varying skillsets.

QUALIFICATIONS

8+ years full lifecycle experience leading ground control systems through design, test, and verification Familiarity with integrating space-to-ground systems requiring Type 1 encryption Experience with commercial and government-provided Antenna-as-a-Service (AaaS) solutions Understanding of the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) lifecycle as applied to ground control systems Understanding of modulation, demodulation, encoding, and decoding as part of the command and control (C2) signal chain Experience with system deployment, integration, and ATO support in accordance with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST SP 800-53 security controls 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 Ability to lead cross