Anduril
Director, Mission Systems, Advanced Effects
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Jun 12, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in payload integration and validation; 10+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
About the job
Leads selection, modeling, integration, and validation of payloads and sensing systems for autonomous air missions, while managing technical development and subcontractors.
What you'll do
- Conduct trades and architect mission-relevant communications, sensing, and effector payload solutions.
- Develop and adapt performance and effects models, then validate system performance with test and integration teams.
- Manage subcontractor or internal development efforts and coordinate system integration and delivery.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance that can be maintained.
- Expertise in communications, sensors, and effector domains, including one or more of Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems.
- Physics-based modeling and analysis of system performance.
- 5+ years in payload integration and validation; 10+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
Nice to have
- Platform-level system trade and integration experience; knowledge of current and next-generation advanced communications, sensing, and effector systems.
- Advanced proficiency with analytical toolchains or languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, or Ansys; experience with missile design and integration.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Radar, EO/IR, RF, EW, MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL
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