Anduril
Chief Engineer - Tactical Effects
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 7-10 years of industry experience, including but not limited to system architecture.
About the job
Leads the architecture, design, integration, and testing of tactical UAV systems and payload interfaces, from concept through operational deployment.
What you'll do
- Design and enhance UAV system architectures, including conceptual sizing, performance plans, and prototypes.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and testing efforts; develop subsystem test plans and support vehicle acceptance testing.
- Lead vehicle data analysis to identify performance trends and develop predictive failure models; support builds and hands-on UAV testing.
What they ask for
- 7-10 years of industry experience, including system architecture.
- Demonstrated experience with conceptual design and vehicle system architecture, and taking clean-sheet designs to functioning hardware.
- Hands-on building and prototyping complex robotic or aircraft systems; familiarity with systems, mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, and control theory.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance; able to travel as required.
Nice to have
- Experience developing electromechanical system models; hands-on manufacturing or flight testing experience.
- Design or software engineering experience; understanding of aerodynamics, avionics, and flight systems.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Lattice OS
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