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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Principal Systems Engineer - Air Vehicle Systems

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
  • At least 15 years of systems engineering experience across the life cycle for an unmanned aerial system, with specific focus on aircraft systems.
  • Familiarity and experience with MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, and MIL-STD-881.
  • Experience developing subsystem and component requirements and interfaces.
  • Experience with systems engineering, requirements elicitation and management, integration, and test activities on complex systems such as Department of Defense weapon systems or space systems.
  • Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar.
  • Experience developing model-based systems engineering artifacts, including operational viewpoints, system viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, block definition diagrams, internal block diagrams, and parametric diagrams.
  • Strong communication skills, including presentation of developed artifacts.
  • Experience leading systems engineering efforts on developmental programs.
  • Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Develop systems engineering artifacts, including a system model, to trace stakeholder inputs through design in a digital thread. Incorporate input from system safety, software engineering, and other disciplines to shape system architecture.
  • Lead the program team through systems engineering reviews, including System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, and Critical Design Review.
  • Communicate and manage program risks in conjunction with the Chief Engineer and Program Management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in at least one aircraft area of expertise: avionics, electrical power systems, communications, propulsion, mechanical systems, or hydraulic systems.
  • Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software, such as Rhapsody or SparxEA.
  • Experience with digital engineering workflows and integrated modeling environments, such as Teamwork Cloud.
  • Demonstrated high ownership and autonomy across the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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