Anduril
Mission Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
$166K–$200K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in a relevant Science or Engineering field; 2+ years of hands-on AFSIM scripting experience. Preferred: 5+ years of relevant experience.
About the job
Conduct physics-based, model-driven mission analyses and simulations to evaluate Anduril technologies and communicate actionable findings to internal teams and external customers.
What you'll do
- Develop analyses and models using the scientific method, often designing mission-level simulation experiments.
- Apply internal modeling and simulation capabilities to assess Anduril platforms, autonomy, simulation, and perception products.
- Present complex findings in clear written, visual, and verbal summaries.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience in a relevant Science or Engineering field.
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- 2+ years of hands-on AFSIM scripting experience.
- Experience with platform and payload MS&A, proficiency in modeling and scripting languages, and strong communication skills.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance; operations analysis leadership, signal processing, or RF propagation modeling experience.
Pay
$166,000 — $200,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AFSIM, Python, MATLAB, Simulink
AI focus
The role evaluates autonomy and perception products using modeling and simulation; the posting also describes Anduril’s AI-powered Lattice OS, but does not specify developing AI.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative