Chief Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Communication","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving"]

Senior technical leader responsible for end-to-end development of unmanned air vehicles, from concept through design, build, flight testing, production transition and sustainment. Leads multi-disciplinary teams, defines technical vision, mentors engineers, and coordinates fabrication, testing and integration of airframe, propulsion, guidance and payload systems for high-stakes DoD programs.

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Chief Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

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Job Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for end-to-end development of unmanned air vehicles, from concept through design, build, flight testing, production transition and sustainment. Leads multi-disciplinary teams, defines technical vision, mentors engineers, and coordinates fabrication, testing and integration of airframe, propulsion, guidance and payload systems for high-stakes DoD programs.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead technical and programmatic execution of new and existing air vehicle systems design, fabrication, test, productization and sustainment.
  • •Own the technical and programmatic success of your programs, establish technical and programmatic vision assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.
  • •Set up trades to enable the exploration of early conceptual designs while working closely with technical SME’s and Business Development teams to find the right solution to current and future gaps in the DOD capability to ensure the warfighter has the best solution for current and future conflicts.
  • •Manage the detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, sub-system trades and optimization, risk management etc. to ensure the appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risks.
  • •Coordinate the fabrication of prototype and low-rate production articles and subsystem/system level test efforts.
  • •Support remotely deployed operations of your systems.
  • •Work with senior leadership to ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kCommuter BenefitsRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Deep understanding of unmanned aircraft at and above Group 3 class.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
  • •Experience in a senior role leading air vehicle programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.
  • •Experience driving strategic direction in competitive landscapes, solving complex system optimization challenges under tight constraints.
  • •Proven ability to deliver functional capabilities while aligning technical objectives with programmatic outcomes.
  • •Demonstrated collaboration and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • •Experience working on mission critical DoD systems.
  • •Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Experience:DefenseAerospaceUnmanned systems
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder managementProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Unmanned aircraftAir vehicle designPropulsionGuidanceDatalink

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.
Security Clearance: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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