Anduril
AD&S, Air Vehicle Software Systems Engineer
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for a UAS, with specific focus on aircraft systems.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- Visa sponsorship
- Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance; preferred qualification states must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Develops systems engineering requirements and architecture for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft, supporting airworthiness certification and program risk management.
What you'll do
- Translate customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem software requirements with multidisciplinary teams.
- Create systems engineering artifacts and models that trace stakeholder inputs through design and support system architecture and airworthiness certification.
- Communicate and manage program risks with the Chief Engineer and Program Management.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
- 5+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for a UAS, with focus on aircraft systems.
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Experience with aircraft development, software requirements and interfaces, contingency management, operational testing and airworthiness certification, and systems engineering methods and artifacts.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software.
- Experience with Digital Engineering workflows and Integrated Modeling Environments (e.g. Teamwork Cloud).
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881, SysML
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