Anduril
Chief Engineer
$260K–$345K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- No number of years specified; senior-role experience leading maritime programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
About the job
Leads technical development and integration of a maritime AUV product from concept through testing and delivery.
What you'll do
- Define product architecture, technical approach, requirements, and prototype design; support development timelines and staffing.
- Lead cross-functional technical development, systems trades, and design reviews for the AUV platform.
- Own technical decisions, reliability and corrective action, and assess feasibility of proposed work and capability insertions.
What they ask for
- Deep understanding of ocean-going craft, systems engineering, product development, and engineering processes.
- Senior-role experience leading maritime programs from concept through test and customer delivery; experience with mission-critical DoD systems.
- Proven delivery on open-ended problems, balancing analysis with test and validation; demonstrated team leadership and ownership.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance; willing to travel 25%.
Pay
$260,000 — $345,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AUV, SRR, PDR, CDR, IRAD
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