True Anomaly · 1 day ago
Director of SEIT, Missile Defense
Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$185K/yr - $260K/yr
10+ years expTrue Anomaly is a pioneering company focused on enhancing space security and sustainability through innovative technology. The Director of SEIT for the Missile Defense program will lead the systems engineering, integration, and testing efforts, ensuring that systems are not only well-defined but also demonstrably operable and ready for complex demonstrations.
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Responsibilities
The Director of SEIT is responsible for the end-to-end systems engineering, integration, and test execution for the Missile Defense program, with a strong emphasis on test-informed system design, operational realism, and fielding discipline
In this role, the Director ensures that the system is not only well-defined on paper, but demonstrably buildable, testable, operable, and ready for progressively complex demonstrations culminating in full-system missions
The position oversees system requirements development, integrated test planning and execution, and the management of critical system budgets such as mass, power, and margins, using test results and operational insights as primary inputs to system closure
This leader will work across all technical disciplines to ensure that system decisions are grounded in test data, integration experience, and an understanding of how systems actually fail in the field
The Director will own the overall program risk management process, integrating technical, test, manufacturing, and operational risks into a coherent system-level risk posture
This role is accountable for identifying where verification is sufficient, where additional test or operational mitigation is required, and where risk can be consciously accepted in service of demonstration objectives
Acting as the connective tissue between engineering intent and mission execution, this leader represents the system in readiness reviews, test reviews, and mission authorization forums, providing leadership with a clear-eyed assessment of system maturity and readiness to fly
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
10+ years of experience in aerospace systems development with significant time spent in test, integration, flight test, or operational roles
Demonstrated experience fielding new or first-of-kind systems, prototypes, or flight articles
Hands-on experience planning, executing, or supporting system-level tests or flight demonstrations
Working knowledge of systems engineering principles, applied pragmatically to support test and mission execution
Experience managing system-level budgets (mass, power, margins) in a test- or flight-driven development environment
Proven ability to assess system readiness based on evidence, not just documentation
Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience briefing readiness and risk to senior leadership
Preferred
Master's degree or higher in a relevant technical discipline
Experience with missile defense systems, interceptors, spacecraft, or other high-consequence aerospace systems
Background in flight test, mission operations, launch operations, or system deployment
Familiarity with DoW or U.S. Space Force programs, especially rapid prototyping or demonstration-based efforts
Experience integrating hardware, software, and operations across distributed teams
Exposure to model-based systems engineering (MBSE) used as a support tool, not a substitute for test insight
Experience working on classified programs and handling controlled technical data
Prior role bridging engineering and operations (e.g., Chief Test Engineer, Lead Integrator, Mission Systems Lead)
Benefits
Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
Company
True Anomaly
True Anomaly is builds space security and resilience at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and autonomy.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$418.02MKey Investors
AccelStifel BankRiot Ventures
2025-04-30Series C· $260M
2025-04-30Debt Financing
2023-12-12Series B· $100M
Leadership Team
Mark Seidel
Chief Financial Officer
Frank Di Pentino
Chief Strategy Officer
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