Anduril
Chief Engineer, Air Defense, Middle East Programs
$220K–$292K
Huntsville, Alabama, United States +6 · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Irvine, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of systems or engineering experience.
- Education
- Engineering, science, or other technical degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
About the job
Serves as the technical authority for Anduril’s Middle East air defense programs, leading system architecture, integration, fielding, sustainment, customer engagement, and technical input to sales pursuits.
What you'll do
- Own regional system architecture, integration strategy, fielding readiness, and sustainment; set technical baselines and lead design reviews.
- Negotiate integration scope with vendors and government program offices, and lead field deployment and recovery when systems degrade.
- Represent engineering in customer and sales negotiations; translate operational requirements into technical plans and credible estimates.
What they ask for
- Technical degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of systems or engineering experience, including technical ownership of fielded systems.
- Operational accountability for delivered systems and experience integrating third-party or customer-furnished hardware and software.
- Can exercise technical authority across teams, brief senior leaders and customers, define verification approaches, negotiate acceptance requirements, and write a basis of estimate.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering to Middle East defense customers or with foreign military/civilian partners; foreign military or direct commercial sales engineering, including export and localization requirements.
- Depth in radar/sensor or effector integration, air defense command and control, tactical networking, or cross-domain solutions; OCONUS sustainment experience; Arabic language skills.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Lattice, Roadrunner, Sentry, Anvil, Pulsar, Wisp
AI focus
The role supports an air defense family of systems described as autonomous and connected through Lattice, an AI-powered operating system; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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