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.

Anduril is seeking an engineering leader to join a group of amazingly talented people focused on delivering mission outcomes through technology. You will help lead the delivery of high stakes, high profile, complex customer programs while strengthening our engineering and program-specific capabilities across the business line.

This is a technical role for a strong engineering leader who will be accountable for production-ready high-scale systems. This person will oversee engineers who build custom hardware and software solutions, connecting sensors and data spanning multiple domains and forces across a dynamic battle-space.

We are looking for someone who has experience designing → building → and delivering complex customer programs requiring both technical knowledge and leadership skills to set objectives, build teams, and drive projects to completion. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience to deliver highly complex, optimized, multi-disciplinary products and programs.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Create, own, and maintain software roadmap and execution plan, with detailed breakdown of work and milestones tracked against broader program deliverables
Lead inter-disciplinary team (SW, T&E, HW) to develop and deliver integrated system consisting of multiple libraries and services
Establish and maintain best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, and testing
Manage team of SWEs and provide guidance on the scope, direction, and technical approach of their work. Proactively identify and remove blockers for the team
Perform hands-on-keyboard software development for critical tasks and as needed to meet program deadlines
Organize technical integration efforts of third-party systems and APIs to include scoping key deliverables and impact to broader program
Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps with external, third party engineering teams
Travel up to 15% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world at Anduril test ranges
Communicate results in multiple forms internally and externally and serve as the primary technical point of contact with internal and external teams
Support engagements with the customer as the technical SME.

Required Qualifications

Must have an active United States Top Secret security clearance
10+ years in relevant Science and/or Engineering related field
8+ years of experience writing production software (C or C++ preferred)
8+ years leading and building agile SWE teams
Experience building software solutions involving hardware integrations
Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases

Preferred Qualifications

Significant customer-facing experience (ie. strong inter-personal skills / executive gravitas) leading high profile and high stakes programs
Experience with SITL and HITL simulation environments and the execution of comprehensive testing programs
Cyber security, accreditation and multi network systems experience

US Salary Range

$132,000—$198,000 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 top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- 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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