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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Senior Systems Engineer - Intelligence Systems

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Full-timeReston, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A strong engineering foundation in a core discipline such as software engineering, hardware design, or FPGA development.
  • At least 6 years of experience documenting and developing system requirements in support of new product design, development, and testing.
  • Experience as a lead system architect for complex hardware and software systems, owning architecture decisions from concept to execution.
  • Experience developing system architectures and design artifacts for products spanning hardware, software, and firmware.
  • Hands-on experience with system modeling tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, including familiarity with SysML v1.x and/or v2.0, and willingness to learn and adopt next-generation agentic system modeling tools.
  • Demonstrated experience optimizing engineering workflows and processes, including building automated workflows such as requirements/model synchronization, traceability checks, document generation, and CI-driven verification to reduce manual effort and increase engineering throughput.
  • Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems with competing objectives, such as performance, schedule, openness, and cybersecurity, into executable requirements and execution, then deliver against those requirements to meet government expectations.
  • Strong technical communication skills and ability to deliver critical technical briefings and conclusions to technical leadership, company leadership, and customers.
  • Ability to influence without formal authority across hardware, software, and firmware disciplines.
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain at least an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Define and document system architectures for complex hardware/software systems, including functional decomposition, interface definition, and allocation of requirements to hardware, software, and firmware elements.
  • Establish and maintain traceability between requirements, designs, and tests to ensure the final product meets specified requirements.
  • Collaborate with a fast-paced, quick-reaction hardware and software design and development team.
  • Build, develop, and integrate system models, incorporating inputs from stakeholder requirements, interface documentation, and related design and systems engineering documents.
  • Own the system model as the authoritative source of design intent—including structure, behavior, interfaces, and requirements allocation—using next-generation agentic modeling tools rather than traditional desktop MBSE suites.
  • Lead system-level design reviews, internally and externally, and own the technical baseline coming out of them.

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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