Anduril
Lead Systems Engineer, Mission Autonomy, Active Clearance
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience across the life cycle.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Leads systems engineering for Group 5 Mission Autonomy programs, developing engineering frameworks and artifacts to support autonomous airpower product development, delivery, and sustainment.
What you'll do
- Lead systems engineering execution and advocate for engineering rigor across autonomy programs.
- Develop processes and frameworks that streamline systems engineering artifact delivery across programs.
- Create and maintain artifacts in collaboration with systems and software engineering leads.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
- 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience across the life cycle.
- Demonstrated experience developing, integrating, and testing autonomy solutions, including requirements-based testing frameworks.
- Experience designing systems using MBSE methods in SysML; software development tools/infrastructure; and eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance; A-GRA or Mission Autonomy experience, including UCI.
- Mission systems integration for AI-driven decision-making, sensor fusion, or Systems Engineering automation in Cameo or Python.
Pay
$191,000–$253,000 USD base salary
Tools
SysML, Github, CI/CD pipelines, UCI, Cameo, Python
AI focus
Systems engineering and integration for mission autonomy, including AI-driven decision-making systems.
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