Senior Systems Engineer

Anduril
Boulder
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 143,000 - 191,000Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Skills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Analytical thinking"]

Own the transition of a Ladar product from EDU through EMD and into high-rate production. Lead design verification testing and qualification campaigns, prepare for CDR/MRR milestones with technical documentation and verification matrices, and scale build capacity with manufacturing via design-for-manufacturing. Architect rugged manufacturing test equipment, drive test automation with software/firmware teams, and validate physics-based performance models using lab and field data while coordinating across multidisciplinary groups.

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Anduril
Anduril
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Senior Systems Engineer

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Job Summary

Own the transition of a Ladar product from EDU through EMD and into high-rate production. Lead design verification testing and qualification campaigns, prepare for CDR/MRR milestones with technical documentation and verification matrices, and scale build capacity with manufacturing via design-for-manufacturing. Architect rugged manufacturing test equipment, drive test automation with software/firmware teams, and validate physics-based performance models using lab and field data while coordinating across multidisciplinary groups.
Location: Boulder
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee the deployment and test of EDU builds to support field testing and demonstrate system capability and performance.
  • •Design and execute a comprehensive Design Verification Testing (DVT) campaign to environmentally test and qualify the system.
  • •Author technical documentation, define verification matrices, and lead systems-level preparation for CDR and MRR milestones.
  • •Collaborate with manufacturing and hardware teams to apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and scale production to ~10s of systems per month.
  • •Architect and ruggedize manufacturing test equipment, implement robust test automation with software/firmware teams, and validate physics-based sensor performance models against lab and real-world data.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 143,000 - 191,000

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of hardware-centric systems engineering experience with Electro-Optical (EO) systems, Ladar/Lidar, or high-precision pointing systems.
  • •Experience transitioning complex multidisciplinary systems from low TRL to high TRL/production-ready status.
  • •Strong familiarity with DVT campaigns, environmental testing standards, and field testing operations.
  • •Practical knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), test equipment ruggedization, and test process optimization/automation.
  • •Experience leading or heavily contributing to systems engineering reviews such as CDR, MRR, or PRR, with strong cross-team communication and the ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
Experience:Defense technologyComputer visionSensor fusionEO systems
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical thinking
Tech Stack:MATLABPython

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. security clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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