Autonomy Engineer, Ops Research (Senior - Principal)
True Anomaly2 months ago
Denver, CO, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$180k - $360k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and validate optimization algorithms for fleet-level mission planning, resource allocation, and sequential decision-making under uncertainty.
- Contribute to architectures for large-scale distributed optimization using statistical modeling, simulation-based analysis, and operational constraints.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into mathematical programs and deploy scalable solutions with cross-functional teams.
- Tune and validate optimization models through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and operational deployment.
- Develop production-quality implementations with rigorous documentation and testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in operations research, applied mathematics, computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for implementing optimization solvers and numerical methods.
- Strong expertise in at least one area including adversarial optimization, mathematical programming, statistical learning, or distributed optimization.
- Strong foundation in probability theory, optimization, and stochastic decision processes.
- At least 4 years of experience implementing and deploying optimization algorithms in operational systems with real-world constraints.
- Ability to formulate complex problems as tractable mathematical programs and collaborate across disciplines.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's or PhD, high-performance numerical computing, production-grade solver development, edge computing, real-time optimization, astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, spacecraft operations, Bayesian inference, state estimation, partial-observability planning, and mission-critical system verification and validation.
- Must satisfy applicable U.S. Government space technology export authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, and HRA/HSA options.
- PTO and paid holidays.
- 401(k) and parental leave.
- Fully onsite work required, with daily commuting to the Denver or Long Beach office.
Categories
ML EngineeringRobotics
About True Anomaly
True Anomaly builds spacecraft and software for space defense, including autonomous satellites, precision-sensing payloads, mission command-and-control software, and space-based interceptors for national security and commercial operators. Founded in 2022 by former U.S. Space Force members, it is privately held and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The company sells hardware, AI-enabled flight software, and mission operations services to U.S. and allied defense programs and space infrastructure providers.