Full-Time
Chief Engineer
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
True Anomaly
51-200 employees
Integrates AI and software into spacecraft
Compensation Overview
$220k - $285kAnnually
Expert
No H1B Sponsorship
Denver, CO, USA
US Citizenship Required
- Minimum of 10+ years of advanced spacecraft design, development, test and analysis experience.
- Experience in full life-cycle development of spacecraft and/or satellite flight systems.
- Experience designing, deploying and supporting multiple complete flight systems or systems of similar complexity.
- Experience with development in mission and safety-critical environments.
- Proven track record of building and managing high-performing spacecraft engineering teams, including organization, management and task prioritization.
- Leadership experience in a space development environment.
- Identify gaps between requirements, design, manufacturing, operations and facility solutions with delivery teams across the lifecycle build.
- Assess and approve technical completion and compliance at major program and element technical reviews.
- Provide innovative design processes and advise teams on solutions for flight and ground architectures.
- Provide engineering leadership and mentorship to coordinate design, analysis and systems engineering processes through development, verification, delivery and operation.
- Oversee production and delivery of Jackal spacecrafts.
True Anomaly specializes in advanced technology that integrates spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance space capabilities for the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners, with a focus on global security and sustainable space access.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$137.8M
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2022
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Increased demand for autonomous space vehicles boosts True Anomaly's market potential.
- Partnership with Firefly Aerospace positions them well for rapid-response space missions.
- U.S. Department of Defense's focus on space security aligns with True Anomaly's mission.
What critics are saying
- Competition from aerospace giants like Lockheed Martin could challenge market position.
- Recent layoffs may affect talent retention and project execution.
- Reliance on partners like Firefly Aerospace poses operational risk if partners face issues.
What makes True Anomaly unique
- True Anomaly focuses on space security at the intersection of spacecraft and autonomy.
- Their Jackal AOV and Mosaic Software Platform lead in autonomous space operations.
- True Anomaly's new Colorado facility enhances rapid satellite deployment capabilities.
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Health Insurance
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401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Hybrid Work Options
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -2%Defense tech company True Anomaly expands into California.
WASHINGTON - True Anomaly, a space technology startup focusing on national security applications, announced Jan. 8 the appointment of Stephen Kitay as senior vice president of space defense, marking a significant addition to its executive team as the company seeks to expand its footprint in the defense sector.
For True Anomaly, the mission launched the second iteration of its Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle (AOV), MX-2.
The company kicks off its second mission leveraging its Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) and Mosaic Software PlatformCENTENNIAL, Colo., Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- True Anomaly Inc ., the defense technology company developing advanced space superiority systems, announced the successful launch and command and control of its Jackal spacecraft. Nine months after its first flight test, the company's Jackal AOV was successfully deployed into orbit as part of SpaceX's Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. Mission X-2 (MX-2) will spend the coming months conducting functional testing of Jackal in low Earth orbit while utilizing Mosaic, True Anomaly's autonomy and mission command and control software platform."The Mission X campaign proves the efficacy of Jackal and Mosaic platforms, and MX-2 is our biggest milestone yet," said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder of True Anomaly. "Our team has worked tirelessly to execute on, and implement, system-wide hardware and software improvements over the last nine months, taking every possible learning from our first mission. The successes of MX-2 to date are a showcase of platform maturity and mission readiness."True Anomaly is designing and actively testing asymmetric defense technologies during a time of increasing competition between the US and its adversaries
WASHINGTON - Space technology firm True Anomaly has selected Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket to launch its autonomous Jackal orbital vehicle for a U.S. Space Force rapid-response demonstration mission, the companies announced Oct. 17.