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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Deputy Chief Engineer - Autonomous Airpower

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience developing, building, and testing large aircraft subsystems.
  • At least 7 years of technical engineering experience in a professional environment.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience leading technical new-start development projects.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
  • A degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Own vehicle subsystem and design scope from conceptual design through detailed design, build, test, and productionization.
  • Establish the program plan and vision, communicate them to the team, and ensure the team stays on track.
  • Coordinate and execute design-level trade studies with functional engineering teams.
  • Apply expert knowledge of first-principles aircraft design, design standards, system safety, test methodology, and risk reduction across the team.
  • Establish requirements and design-review entrance and exit criteria.
  • Own interfaces between subsystems.
  • Manage technical and programmatic risks for assigned systems.
  • Negotiate workflows with functional engineering leaders.
  • Develop budgetary estimates and schedules with functional engineering teams.
  • Develop staffing estimates and work with functional engineering and operations teams to recruit talent and integrate new team members.
  • Monitor budget and schedule performance.
  • Coordinate transitions between engineering and manufacturing, test, and production.

Desired Qualifications

  • Aviation passion demonstrated through an FAA pilot's license, an Airframe and Powerplant license, or experimental aircraft/homebuilding experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to take designs from concept to flight.
  • Unmanned aircraft development experience.
  • Strong hands-on technical skills, both professional and hobbyist.

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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