Anduril
Chief Engineer, Autonomous Flight
$220K–$330K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +3 · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Aerospace, ME, EE, CS, or equivalent.
About the job
Own the technical architecture and system-level design of autonomy software, command and control, and modular payloads for autonomous platforms, guiding teams from design through deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead systems engineering, requirements decomposition, and technical architecture for software-heavy robotics systems.
- Guide engineering teams through design, implementation, deployment, and hardware/software integration and testing.
- Translate customer mission needs into technical milestones and make technical trade-offs across programs.
What they ask for
- Track record directing technical architecture and guiding individual contributors as a lead engineer.
- Background developing and fielding software-heavy robotics, autonomous systems, or aerospace products.
- Strong hardware/software integration skills, including robotics software architectures and tactical mission systems.
- Experience with autonomous systems, mission-critical Department of Defense systems, or tactical edge technologies; able to travel up to 25% and eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Advanced knowledge in Motion Planning, Perception, Command & Control, SLAM, task allocation, or tactical networking.
- Work history involving multi-domain unmanned systems or understanding of edge-AI/ML deployment on autonomous physical systems.
Pay
$220,000 — $330,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Motion Planning, Perception, Command & Control, SLAM, task allocation, tactical networking, edge-AI/ML
AI focus
The role develops and integrates autonomy algorithms for autonomous platforms; preferred experience includes edge-AI/ML deployment on physical systems.
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