Jobs at True Anomaly

Own end-to-end execution of complex spacecraft payload development and integration programs, from requirements through deployment. Coordinate engineering, systems, software, manufacturing, test, security, launch, and mission operations teams. Manage schedules, dependencies, risks, interfaces, tradeoffs, testing, program metrics, and stakeholder communications while ensuring delivery of mission-critical aerospace systems in a classified national security environment.

Design, analyze, build, and test propulsion systems for advanced satellites and missile defense vehicles from concept through flight. Lead propulsion development and ground test campaigns, review models and drawings, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, optimize system performance and manufacturability, and mentor engineers. The role requires expertise in rocket engines, valves, fluid systems, pressurization, propulsion testing, and vehicle-level checkouts, with occasional vendor and factory travel.

Design, analyze, build, and test propulsion systems for advanced spacecraft from concept through flight. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, review models and drawings, lead multidisciplinary design validation, support propulsion testing and vehicle checkouts, and present technical content to customers. The role requires extensive launch or space vehicle experience, fluid system expertise, and the ability to lead complex propulsion development in a fast-paced environment.

Leads the full lifecycle design and development of liquid rocket combustion devices, including injectors, thrust chambers, regenerative cooling circuits, nozzles, and acoustic stability features. Performs combustion, thermal, structural, and performance analysis; applies additive manufacturing and high-temperature materials; reviews CAD and GD&T drawings; interprets test data; supports build, integration, qualification, and flight delivery; and mentors engineers.

Leads the design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and operational support of a hypergolic propulsion test stand. Responsibilities include fluid systems, propellant storage and transfer, structural hardware, pressure analysis, CAD documentation, vendor oversight, acceptance testing, safety compliance, permitting, hazard analyses, and configuration control. The role requires hands-on expertise with toxic propellants, pressure systems, test facility infrastructure, and aerospace or defense applications.

Leads propulsion analysis for liquid rocket engines and thrusters, developing engine cycle, injector, combustion stability, CFD, thermal-fluid, and regenerative cooling models. Partners with hardware designers and suppliers to validate models against hot-fire tests, guides design decisions, builds lightweight analysis tools, establishes analytical standards, and mentors propulsion engineers. The role supports development from concept through qualification and requires deep expertise in propulsion modeling and combustion dynamics.

Lead end-to-end motor control development for spacecraft mechanisms, including control algorithms, embedded firmware, drive electronics, architecture, testing, qualification, and on-orbit validation. The role supports gimbals, solar array drives, deployment mechanisms, and other precision actuation systems. Responsibilities include technical trade studies, component selection, spacecraft integration, troubleshooting, documentation, and mentoring while collaborating with mechanisms, avionics, GNC, and test teams.

Leads the design, electromagnetic modeling, testing, integration, and delivery of space-based antennas and RF front-end hardware. Performs full-wave simulations, antenna and array optimization, RF trade studies, spacecraft electromagnetic compatibility analysis, and measurement correlation. Collaborates cross-functionally on packaging, thermal, structural, manufacturing, and test challenges; leads technical reviews, mentors engineers, develops verification processes, and supports customer engagements. Requires deep antenna/RF expertise, advanced EM simulation skills, and experience taking complex engineering efforts from concept through qualification.

Design, analyze, document, build, integrate, and test precision motor-driven spacecraft mechanisms. Responsibilities include CAD design, stress and tolerance analysis, drivetrain component integration, engineering drawings, fabrication support, environmental testing, troubleshooting, and collaboration with avionics, motor control, and systems engineering teams.

Manages information assurance for designated information systems and leads cybersecurity teams across multiple security environments. Oversees cybersecurity policies, compliance, operations, awareness, risk assessments, safeguards, and incident communications. Advises leadership and coordinates with internal stakeholders, customers, and government representatives. Provides cybersecurity training, mentorship, briefings, and operational guidance while ensuring alignment with business objectives and government compliance requirements.

Develop and govern Cameo-based SysML models for space and missile defense systems. Lead requirements traceability, architecture, interfaces, verification and validation modeling, model integration, and digital thread development. Support systems engineering processes, DoD compliance, Agile model delivery, classified programs, subcontractor evaluation, customer engagements, and proposal activities. Integrate MBSE models with PLM and enterprise data systems while mentoring teams and driving MBSE adoption.

Lead and scale a team of People Business Partners to act as trusted advisors to executives. Build operating models, run talent calibrations, develop managers, translate people data into recommendations, handle complex employee relations, and partner with Talent, Total Rewards, and People Ops to align people programs with business needs.

Owns mission definition, architecture, technical direction, and customer alignment for space domain awareness and rendezvous and proximity operations missions. Leads orbital mechanics analysis, trajectory design, spacecraft maneuver optimization, trade studies, modeling, simulation, system integration, verification, mission planning, and real-time mission support. The role requires technical leadership across the full mission lifecycle and collaboration with government and customer stakeholders.

Serves as in-house counsel for corporate finance, M&A, strategic investments, employee liquidity programs, equity administration, and commercial transactions. Leads financings and acquisitions from term sheet through closing, manages diligence and Board materials, advises on real estate and supplier agreements, and provides practical corporate guidance to executives and internal teams. The role also supports national security reviews, government contract diligence, and post-closing integration within a venture-backed defense technology company.

Own and mature the company’s intellectual property strategy across patents, trade secrets, software, data, trademarks, licensing, and open-source compliance. Manage IP portfolios, invention processes, agreements, employee IP obligations, and government data-rights matters. Advise technical and business teams on ownership, licensing, export controls, and risk. Support broader corporate legal work, including commercial contracts, transactions, financing, and legal-process improvements.

Designs and analyzes space missions, including rendezvous, proximity operations, and constellation performance. Builds simulation and modeling tools, conducts orbital mechanics and Monte Carlo analyses, optimizes spacecraft maneuvers, and supports system architecture decisions. Oversees mission-system integration, verification, testing, real-time mission support, and pre- and post-flight analyses. Collaborates with subsystem teams and stakeholders to assess performance, reliability, safety, risks, and mission success.

Own mission definition, architecture, technical direction, and customer alignment for missile defense missions. Lead requirements analysis, system trade studies, engagement and intercept analysis, kill-chain and fire-control architecture, sensor and interceptor integration, system-of-systems modeling, integration and verification, mission testing, and pre- and post-flight analysis. Apply orbital mechanics, simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, and mission planning to support classified space operations.

Architects and manages enterprise security engineering, threat detection, vulnerability assessment, security hardening, incident response, and security policies across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments. The role monitors security logs, supports compliance, advises on vendors and implementations, integrates security into the development lifecycle, and participates in on-call and change management activities.

Develop and test low-level flight software for spacecraft computers, integrate GNC algorithms, maintain command and telemetry databases, support spacecraft command sequencing, build subsystem simulators, and create device drivers and communications libraries. The role requires embedded RTOS, safety-critical systems, hardware protocols, C/C++, Python, and eligibility for TS/SCI clearance. This is an onsite position near Denver or Long Beach.

Develop and test flight software for spacecraft computers, integrate GNC algorithms, maintain command telemetry databases, and build simulators, device drivers, and communications libraries. The role includes spacecraft command scripting, ground-software collaboration, code reviews, and flight-software architecture work. Candidates need low-level firmware and safety-critical systems experience, embedded RTOS knowledge, C/C++ proficiency, and familiarity with hardware and networking protocols. This is an onsite position near Denver or Long Beach and requires the ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.