Senior RF Communications Engineer, Space

Experience conducting spacecraft operations and satellite command and control with an emphasis on system reliability and uptime

Experience with RF subsystem design for space-space and space-ground in multiple orbital regimes

Experience with optical inter-satellite and optical space-ground systems

Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight

Top Secret SCI security clearance

Experience with Python, Go, C++ and/or Linux systems

As a RF Communications Engineer for our Space team, you will contribute to the design of all satellite communications subsystem to include but not limited to bus TT&C, mission data links and inter-satellite links.

You will be responsible for possessing deep knowledge on RF and optical systems to include link budget ownership, subsystem design and the integration of NSA approved Type 1 encryption.

You will be responsible for authoring space to ground ICD’s and become familiar with Anduril’s ground software enterprise and orbital flight software systems.

The Spacecraft Comms team will work closely with related teams, such as the spacecraft design, ground, and flight software, etc., to help improve both the ground and satellite-based capabilities but above all else will be responsible for the successful design, test and operations of the various communications links onboard Anduril’s fleet of spacecraft

This role is directly tied to ongoing, funded programs within Anduril’s Space Business Line.

The programs require building and fielding a resilient, software-defined spacecraft systems across numerous mission threads.

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. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested war-fighting domain.