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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril’s Land Systems team is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. The Land Systems team at Anduril develops software for land-based robotic systems, leveraging common software infrastructure to develop applied intelligent systems. The team is responsible for taking crewed and uncrewed ground systems from paper sketches to production.
We’re looking for a high-ownership, independent Senior Systems Engineer to align engineering expectations and outputs with government needs, working across our hardware and software teams at Anduril to produce first-rate engineering outputs for our customers. The right person for this role will be owning the development of system architecture and managing it from requirements elicitation to deployment.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
We are hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, build and delivery of a systems architecture for uncrewed ground systems. You will:
- Lead and work with a cross-functional team of engineers to develop artifacts based on stakeholder needs and work closely with functional areas to ensure work products are complete and accurate
- Translate customer requirements and operational expectations into product designs
- Own the system’s CONOPS and performance, functional, and interface requirements during external customer engagements, including gating design reviews, from concept to verification & validation
- Perform trade studies and leverage first principles thinking to make critical system level decisions
- Implement simulations and system engineering models to drive design decisions and performance requirements
- Define and drive adoption of processes to maintain parity between the design and implementation of software-defined, hardware-enabled systems
- Own the final delivery of systems engineering outputs of a cross-functional team
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
- Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on a complex system throughout its life cycle (e.g. DoD weapon systems, consumer vehicles, space systems, UXS, and aircraft)
- Experience performing systems engineering analyses including operational analysis, trade studies, and maintaining technical budgets
- Experienced in functional and requirements decomposition and utilizing a model based approach for system engineering
- Experience developing design or process documentation, managing software or electrical interfaces, maintaining system specifications, and developing verification plans
- Experience with a scripting language such as Python, MATLAB, or Julia, especially to conduct systems engineering analyses, risk assessments, or verification
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong experience taking systems from zero to one and tackling unique problems using first-principles thinking and systematic iteration
- Experience with uncrewed ground systems / autonomy, robotics or other complex system development programs
- Experience working with safety critical systems and developing complex fault management strategies and behaviors
- Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts, especially in compliance with modular open system architecture or other government specific standards
US Salary Range
$124,000—$186,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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