Anduril Industries
Chief Engineer - Air Dominance & Strike - Autonomous Air Vehicles
Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Chief Engineer - Air Dominance & Strike - Autonomous Air Vehicles
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Overview Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
What You\'ll Do You’ll own the technical development of large aircraft from white paper sketches and conceptual design through detailed design, build, flight test, transition to production, and sustainment. This includes vehicle layout and conceptual design, airframe and propulsion system design and integration, guidance section development, payload and datalink integration, fabrication and flight test. You’ll leverage your technical expertise and leadership to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion. You will apply programmatic judgment to ensure meaningful design/analysis/test steps that add value and avoid unnecessary work. The ideal candidate will have experience executing highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
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 a technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision.
Set up trades to enable exploration of early conceptual designs while collaborating with technical SMEs and Business Development to address gaps in DoD capability and ensure the warfighter has the best solution for current and future conflicts.
Manage the detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, subsystem trades and optimization, risk management, and KPIs, schedule, and costs.
Coordinate fabrication of prototypes 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 the work scope.
Required Qualifications
Deep understanding of unmanned aircraft at and above Group 3 class
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience in a senior role leading air vehicle programs from concept through test and delivery
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 with internal and external stakeholders
Strong understanding of the “why” behind vehicle and systems design
Experience working on mission-critical DoD systems
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed systems
Travel up to 50% to customer and test sites
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
US Salary Range: $182,000—$273,000 USD
Benefits The salary range is an estimate based on compensation factors including base salary. Anduril offers competitive equity and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Platinum healthcare benefits in the U.S. (medical, dental, vision)
Private medical insurance for UK roles and private health plan through Bupa for AUS roles
Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance
Generous vacation and holiday policies
Caregiver & Wellness Leave; fertility, adoption, and family planning support
Mental health resources and access to support services
Professional development stipend
Daily meals and provisions in offices; commuter benefits; relocation assistance (where eligible)
401(k) with traditional and Roth options (US roles only)
The recruiter can share more information about compensation and benefits during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems, we’d love to hear from you!
To view Anduril\'s candidate data privacy policy, visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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Chief Engineer - Air Dominance & Strike - Autonomous Air Vehicles
role at
Anduril Industries
Overview Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
What You\'ll Do You’ll own the technical development of large aircraft from white paper sketches and conceptual design through detailed design, build, flight test, transition to production, and sustainment. This includes vehicle layout and conceptual design, airframe and propulsion system design and integration, guidance section development, payload and datalink integration, fabrication and flight test. You’ll leverage your technical expertise and leadership to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion. You will apply programmatic judgment to ensure meaningful design/analysis/test steps that add value and avoid unnecessary work. The ideal candidate will have experience executing highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
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 a technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision.
Set up trades to enable exploration of early conceptual designs while collaborating with technical SMEs and Business Development to address gaps in DoD capability and ensure the warfighter has the best solution for current and future conflicts.
Manage the detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, subsystem trades and optimization, risk management, and KPIs, schedule, and costs.
Coordinate fabrication of prototypes 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 the work scope.
Required Qualifications
Deep understanding of unmanned aircraft at and above Group 3 class
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience in a senior role leading air vehicle programs from concept through test and delivery
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 with internal and external stakeholders
Strong understanding of the “why” behind vehicle and systems design
Experience working on mission-critical DoD systems
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed systems
Travel up to 50% to customer and test sites
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
US Salary Range: $182,000—$273,000 USD
Benefits The salary range is an estimate based on compensation factors including base salary. Anduril offers competitive equity and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Platinum healthcare benefits in the U.S. (medical, dental, vision)
Private medical insurance for UK roles and private health plan through Bupa for AUS roles
Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance
Generous vacation and holiday policies
Caregiver & Wellness Leave; fertility, adoption, and family planning support
Mental health resources and access to support services
Professional development stipend
Daily meals and provisions in offices; commuter benefits; relocation assistance (where eligible)
401(k) with traditional and Roth options (US roles only)
The recruiter can share more information about compensation and benefits during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems, we’d love to hear from you!
To view Anduril\'s candidate data privacy policy, visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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