Chief Solutions Engineer

Anduril
Washington
Full timeUSD 220,000 - 292,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Writing","Stakeholder management","Risk management","Cross-functional collaboration","Leadership","Emotional intelligence","Ownership"]

Own technical and programmatic strategy for strategic growth opportunities, driving executive customer engagements and responses to RFIs, RFPs, RFWPs, and unsolicited proposals. Lead system/subsystem design planning across requirements, trades, optimization, risk, and key performance parameters, coordinating cross-business line collaborations for connectivity, containerization, and interoperability. Assemble cross-functional subject-matter experts, align with manufacturing for prototype/low-rate expansion, and ensure resource plans support scope.

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Chief Solutions Engineer

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Job Summary

Own technical and programmatic strategy for strategic growth opportunities, driving executive customer engagements and responses to RFIs, RFPs, RFWPs, and unsolicited proposals. Lead system/subsystem design planning across requirements, trades, optimization, risk, and key performance parameters, coordinating cross-business line collaborations for connectivity, containerization, and interoperability. Assemble cross-functional subject-matter experts, align with manufacturing for prototype/low-rate expansion, and ensure resource plans support scope.
Location: Washington
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Initiate and sustain executive-level customer engagements and lead response strategy for RFIs, RFPs, RFWPs, and unsolicited proposals.
  • •Lead technical and programmatic opportunities during shaping, capture, and design of strategic growth opportunities across the end-to-end growth process.
  • •Develop and manage multi-business line collaborations to unlock use cases and markets, focusing on increased connectivity, containerization, and interoperability.
  • •Manage detailed system and subsystem design activities including requirements development, trades/optimization, risk management, and shaping schedule, cost, and performance parameters.
  • •Own technical and programmatic success of growth opportunities by establishing technical/programmatic vision, assembling cross-functional subject matter experts, coordinating prototype/low-rate expansion with manufacturing, and ensuring adequate resourcing.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 292,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • •10+ years experience supporting systems engineering and growth efforts, including shaping capabilities from concept through funded prototyping or program-of-record start.
  • •Proven capture and sales experience in commercial or DoD environments, with familiarity across the full product lifecycle from concept/prototyping through fielding and sustainment.
  • •Ability to work across engineering, capture, and operations; demonstrated high ownership and strong management skills with high emotional intelligence in a fast-paced environment.
  • •Excellent writing and communication skills, including briefing 3-star+ customer and C-suite internal stakeholders, plus knowledge of relevant DoD/IC/Commercial programs, platforms, payloads, and systems integration/software development.
Experience:10+ yearsDefense technologyDoDGovernment contractsSystems engineeringCapture and sales
Education:Bachelor's in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering
Skills:CommunicationWritingStakeholder managementRisk managementCross-functional collaborationLeadershipEmotional intelligenceOwnership
Tech Stack:Lattice OSContainerizationInteroperability

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Secret

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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