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.
You’ll be the leader for Anduril’s Air Dominance and Strike hardware engineering organization. This group will be accountable for the hardware engineering disciplines in the design of Group 5 UAS and missile systems. This includes conceptual and configuration design, aero performance, mechanical systems, structures design and analysis, propulsion integration, and electrical engineering efforts.
Areas of responsibility include conceptual layout through detailed design, and supporting the manufacturing, integration and flight test teams. The ideal candidate will be able to ensure the adequacy of the technical designs and solution, as well as drive the long term organizational develop of the team. The ideal candidate will have previous experience as being the technical lead for a group 5 aircraft or missile system and also have foundational expertise in one or more engineering disciplines listed earlier. You will leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in key technical decisions will be vital in making sure the right design/analysis/ and test steps are being completed to ensure success., as well as looking ahead at the future needs of the organization and ensuring they are on track to deliver the capability needed to support upcoming programs.
What You'll Do
- Lead the technical execution of new and existing air vehicle systems design, fabrication, test and productization. This includes aircraft and missiles.
- Lead the long term functional engineering team development roadmap to ensure we have the skillsets, capabilities and workflows to enable successful execution of current and future programs.
- Own the technical success and meet deliverable timelines in all phases of development.
- Establish a center of excellence in air vehicle design that includes a library of standards, allowables, and tool sets to build upon.
- Find, hire, manage, and mentor the team of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.
- Partner closely with the business lines in areas of proposal capture, customer interface, resource planning, capital expenditures and program schedules.
- Partner closely with additional stakeholder disciplines that are not under you direct organizational leadership; These include but are not limited to manufacturing, supply chain, energetics, mission systems integrations, GNC, Flight test and evaluation.
- Manage the detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, sub-system trades and optimization, risk management to ensure the appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risks.
- Own the overall model/drawing/documentation package required for initial build and effective production transition.
- Work with senior leadership to ensure resource plans are adequate.
Required Qualifications
- Deep understanding and previous systems leadership of group 5 unmanned aircraft and/or missile systems.
- Early previous baseline experience in any of the following disciplines you will be managing.
- 15+ years of experience in a senior role leading air vehicle programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers
- Strong understanding of the “why” behind vehicle and systems design.
- Experience working on mission critical DOD systems
- Experience creating teams and focusing them around a common vision
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed systems.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
US Salary Range
$330,000—$400,000 USD
Healthcare Benefits
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:
- US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
- US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.
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