Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle
True Anomaly
<div class="content-intro"><p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message">Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.</p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><u>OUR MISSION</u></p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message">True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.</p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><u>OUR VALUES</u></p> <ul> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>Be the offset.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.</li> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>What would it take?</strong>&nbsp;We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.</li> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>It’s the people.</strong>&nbsp;Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.</li> </ul></div><p><u>YOUR MISSION</u></p> <p>True Anomaly is seeking a highly accomplished Chief Engineer to lead the technical execution of a next-generation space vehicle program. 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. You will serve as the top technical authority for the vehicle, accountable for engineering performance, risk management, and system integration. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams through design, development, analysis, test, and fielding phases while ensuring the vehicle architecture, requirements, and design decisions align with system-level objectives and mission success criteria. You must impedance match rigor and analysis depth to the maturity and risk posture of the program. You will drive design and technical readiness reviews, technical baseline management, and design assurance.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <p>The Chief Engineer is part of the Systems Engineering team. In addition to the responsibilities above, as a member of this team, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Have ownership over the technical baseline for the program</li> <li>Be accountable for program technical budgets</li> <li>Assists program manager in scope, cost, and schedule decisions</li> <li>Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to define and document mission objectives, system requirements, and operational concepts.</li> <li>Translate customer and mission needs into actionable engineering solutions, ensuring alignment with technical and programmatic constraints.</li> <li>Lead system trade studies, performance evaluations, and feasibility assessments to ensure optimal system architecture design.</li> <li>Coordinate with subsystem teams to troubleshoot and resolve integration challenges, ensuring mission readiness.</li> <li>Support mission operations teams during testing and real-time mission execution.</li> <li>Assess mission success criteria and operational risks and propose mitigation strategies.</li> <li>Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans for safe and reliable mission execution.</li> </ul> <p><strong&