Lead, Facilities Development Planning, Workplace

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

YOUR MISSION

We are looking for a development planner who believes the details and strategy are the work. You architect the physical environment where our mission gets built, and you treat every dimension — the materials, the programming, the way a room makes someone feel when they walk in — as an exciting problem to solve. You're as comfortable in a room with our Executives defining the future of our employee experience as you are holding a millworker to a deadline. You know that great spaces are won early, through rigorous due diligence, and that the best designers bring creative, pragmatic solutions when the mission demands speed. This is a role for someone who leads through partnership, owns outcomes, and refuses to let intentionality slip.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the strategic architectural design and build-out of the workplace pipeline, translating brand identity into the physical environment. Partner in earnest with the Brand team to ensure every space reflects and reinforces True Anomaly's identity. Engage directly with the Executive team to define and deliver the employee experience across our workplaces. Identify, select, and manage strong external partners — architects, engineers, furniture vendors, and millworkers — holding them accountable to project KPIs for budget, schedule, and quality. Develop, implement, and govern workplace design standards that ensure consistency, scalability, and quality across all sites. Lead rigorous upfront due diligence on potential sites — in partnership with the Real Estate and Construction team — to surface risk, budget, and schedule implications early. Develop creative solutions that meet workplace needs, including phasing strategies that support speed to market. Design and deliver unique, experience-driven spaces that prioritize employee wellbeing and productivity across all environments. Balance security and compliance requirements with innovative design while maintaining brand integrity throughout. Partner cross-functionally across Facilities — Real Estate, Construction, and Non-Production Operations — and with teams outside Facilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 10+ years of experience in architecture, interior design, or workplace development
• Degree in architecture, interior design, or a related field
• Obsessive attention to detail and a track record of intentional, experience-driven design
• Proven ability to source and manage external vendors (architects, engineers, furniture, millwork) to budget, schedule, and quality KPIs
• Experience partnering with brand, executive, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape workplace strategy
• Strong understanding of site due diligence and its impact on risk, budget, and schedule
• Demonstrated ability to develop and govern design standards across multiple sites
• Willingness to travel as needed depending on project locations
• Familiarity with the full design and construction project lifecycle
• Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
• Experience with creative delivery strategies, such as phasing to accelerate speed to market
• Experience balancing compliance, security, IT/AV requirements with design intent

Nice to Have

• Experience designing and/or delivering secure environments

OTHER

• Work Location - This position will be onsite 4 to 5 days per week at our Long Beach, CA facility, with travel as needed depending on project locations

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: California: $160,000-$245,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education and experience.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.

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