True Anomaly application questions — all 6, word for word
True Anomaly hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 6 questions, 5 of them required. 3 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
177 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and operations. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What True Anomaly has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as True Anomaly titles them, in Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA, Long Beach, CA, Denver, CO, Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA or SF Bay Area, CA:
- Associate Ground & Flight Test Engineer, Integration & Safety
- Autonomy Engineer, Ops Research (Senior - Principal)
- Avionics Production Engineer
- Avionics Production Engineer (II or III)
- Avionics Production Engineer (Senior-Lead)
- Avionics R&D Technician (III or Senior)
- Avionics Technician (I,II,III or Senior)
- Chief Engineer, Host Vehicle
- Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle
- Contract Administrator
- Corporate Counsel, Spacecraft Licensing
- Counsel, Labor & Employment
4 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 212 employers measured ask (median: 13), the least standard being “The person hired will have access to information and items controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the ITAR, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (i.e., current Green Card holder), lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Are you currently a U.S. Person as described above, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorization?”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether True Anomaly does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you need, or will you need in the future, any immigration related support or sponsorship from True Anomaly in order to begin or continue employment with True Anomaly? This includes support (such as J-1, F-1, CPT letter or STEM OPT Training Plan), visa sponsorship for employment (H-1B, H-1B1, E-1, O-1, or TN), and any EAD holders that will need longer term employment authorization (temporary work visa or permanent residency). required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you need, or will you need in the future, any immigration related support or sponsorship from True Anomaly in order to begin or continue employment with True Anomaly? This includes support (such as J-1, F-1, CPT letter or STEM OPT Training Plan), visa sponsorship for employment (H-1B, H-1B1, E-1, O-1, or TN), and any EAD holders that will need longer term employment authorization (temporary work visa or permanent residency). Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| Website | text | No |
| The person hired will have access to information and items controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the ITAR, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (i.e., current Green Card holder), lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Are you currently a U.S. Person as described above, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorization? U.S. citizen or national of the United States, U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), Refugee admitted under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, Asylee granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, Not currently a U.S. Person / Other status |
select | Yes |
| If other, please provide details as it relates to ITAR eligibility. Answer N/A if not applicable. | textarea | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 3 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| Work authorisation | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Techstars · Temporal · Tenable · Turbineone · Twilio · Udacity
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — True Anomaly's asks for 5 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.