Senior Product Designer, Space

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Software Product Design & Research team is central to Anduril's ecosystem of software experiences, ensuring products and workflows scale across platforms, mission types, and domains. This role is for a mission product designer within the Space organization, working alongside another designer to own the design direction for spacecraft mission planning and command & control experiences. The designer will collaborate closely with space systems engineers, product managers, and operators in mission-critical environments. As part of the central team, the designer will have access to the broader design community for critique and collaboration, while building expertise in space operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in product design, UX, or HCI, with a proven ability to execute high-craft, technically informed solutions.
• Developing autonomy in design execution with ability to work independently on feature-level work while seeking guidance on complex ambiguities.
• Deep expertise in visual and interaction design with proven ability to design complex technical workflows where precision, clarity, and attention to detail are critical; portfolio demonstrating elegant solutions and high craft quality.
• Systems thinking mindset with ability to map user journeys across multiple user types and operational contexts.
• Strong prototyping skills to drive clarity in decision-making.
• Ability to communicate the "why" behind design decisions; work demonstrating having navigated complex stakeholder requirements across engineering, product, and business teams.
• No prior defense experience necessary.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing for technical operator-focused software in domains such as aerospace, industrial control systems, logistics, robotics, or similar complex operational contexts.
• Familiarity with workflows involving planning, commanding, visualization, or monitoring of distributed systems.
• Track record of delivering high-quality design work in fast-paced, mission-critical environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity.
• Experience working within established design systems while contributing thoughtful extensions for domain-specific needs.
• Experience leading user research sessions including customer discovery, usability testing, and synthesis of complex feedback loops.
• Facilitation skills to lead workshops, guide cross-functional alignment, and strategic decision-making.
• Familiarity with designing for constrained or high-stakes / safety critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Own spacecraft mission planning and command & control experiences from discovery to delivery.
• Partner with the Space team's existing designer to define Mission Planning, and progressively expand into new features and workflows.
• Contribute to defining design direction within the domain with guidance from a design lead.
• Identify opportunities to maximize reuse across programs while developing increasing autonomy in executing specific feature areas.
• Lead discovery and validation through problem decomposition sessions with internal operators and collaborative workshops with stakeholders.
• Synthesize findings into design decisions for critical operator workflows.
• Familiarize with existing variants of Mission Planning across Anduril (Maritime and Aerial Autonomy) to identify opportunities for strategic reuse and adaptation.
• Leverage Anduril's existing design system to extend and adapt it to unique requirements for the space domain.
• Shape how product design integrates with engineering & product management through close collaboration, iterative prototyping, and hands-on implementation guidance.
• Ensure work is easy to follow through strong narrative skills, journey maps, user workflows, high fidelity mockups, and documentation rigor.
• Share and participate in team critique to learn Anduril-wide implementations of Lattice and features specific to the space domain.
• Partner with the design systems team to evolve the underlying platform through work at the edge.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed