Anduril
Lead Scientist, Strategic Defense
$253K–$336K
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Experience
- 10–15 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or another relevant technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Leads the technical architecture, integration, and validation of integrated air and missile defense capabilities, with a focus on fire control and dynamic sensor tasking.
What you'll do
- Architect end-to-end air and missile defense kill chains and define fire-control and sensor-tasking functionality.
- Translate mission needs into requirements and interfaces; analyze performance and evaluate designs through modeling, simulation, integration, and testing.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership while coordinating with engineers, operational users, government organizations, and industry partners.
What they ask for
- 10–15 years of relevant hands-on engineering experience developing, integrating, testing, or fielding complex defense or related systems.
- Demonstrated engineering experience with fire-control systems or engagement chains, and with sensor tasking or sensor resource management.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Experience with system architectures, quantitative engineering analysis, and integration and testing of complex hardware/software systems.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with operational air or missile defense systems such as IBCS, AEGIS, C2BMC, THAAD, or Patriot.
- Experience with battle-management software, radar and sensor resource management, or model-based systems engineering.
Pay
$253,000 — $336,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB/Simulink, C++, Cameo/MagicDraw, SysML, UAF, DoDAF
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