Chief Engineer

Anduril
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 191,000 - 253,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 7-10 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Lead the design, integration, and testing of advanced UAV systems, overseeing system architecture across hardware, software, and electro-mechanical domains. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams from concept to flight readiness, draft interface controls with partners, and drive data-driven reliability through predictive models. This role requires hands-on prototyping, travel for testing, and the ability to obtain a U.S. TS clearance.

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Anduril
Anduril
2 months ago

Chief Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the design, integration, and testing of advanced UAV systems, overseeing system architecture across hardware, software, and electro-mechanical domains. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams from concept to flight readiness, draft interface controls with partners, and drive data-driven reliability through predictive models. This role requires hands-on prototyping, travel for testing, and the ability to obtain a U.S. TS clearance.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conceptualize system architecture for upgrades and enhancements to existing vehicle systems.
  • •Draft and develop test plans for critical subsystems, and support vehicle level acceptance testing.
  • •Develop interface controls for partners and customers for hardware, software, and electrical integration of complex payloads with existing and new UAVs.
  • •Manage tactical engineering efforts, interfacing between different engineering and test disciplines.
  • •Conduct hands-on UAV testing with occasional travel.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 191,000 - 253,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •7-10 years of industry experience including but not limited to system architecture.
  • •Familiarity with concepts of systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software development, and control theory.
  • •Demonstrated experience with conceptual design and vehicle system architecture.
  • •Proven track record of progressing from clean sheet design to functioning hardware.
  • •Hands-on build and prototyping of complex robotic or aircraft systems.
Experience:7-10 yearsDefenseRoboticsUavAerospace
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Lattice OSAIComputer visionSensor fusionUAVTesting equipment

Eligibility

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