Senior Compliance Engineer, AI Governance

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 seeking a rare combination of disciplines: an experienced Sr. Compliance Engineer with deep AI Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and export compliance background to join our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team. This role is responsible for building, implementing, and sustaining the organizational compliance posture across key regulatory and security frameworks — with a primary emphasis on RMF (NIST 800-53 Rev. 5 + Classified Overlays), CMMC Level 3, NIST 800-171 Rev. 3, EAR/ITAR cyber regulations, and — critically - the governance, risk management, and compliance controls surrounding AI/ML systems and large language models (LLMs) deployed across the enterprise. As AI becomes embedded in Tr [... source excerpt omitted ...] points and governance gates within LLM pipelines, evaluate AI vendors and platforms (including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and others) against classified and unclassified compliance requirements, and ensure AI-driven workflows satisfy both regulatory obligations and internal risk tolerance. The ideal candidate brings deep GRC knowledge, hands-on AI/LLM engineering fluency, and the ability to engage credibly with compliance assessors, government partners, and internal AI/ML engineering teams alike. Responsibilities Compliance Program Execution Lead and support compliance assessment readiness across key organizational frameworks including NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 and 3, CMMC Level 3, N [... source excerpt omitted ...] emerging gaps before external assessments. Maintain audit-ready evidence repositories and documentation packages, ensuring traceability between controls, evidence, and framework requirements. AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (AI-GRC) Serve as the organizational AI compliance SME — the primary authority on how AI/LLM systems (including OpenAI GPT models, Anthropic Claude, open-source models, and internally developed models) are evaluated, onboarded, and continuously governed within True Anomaly's compliance boundaries. Design, implement, and maintain compliance checkpoints and enforcement gates within LLM pipelines, including: Input/output filtering and content policy enforcemen