Anduril
Principal Engineer, cUAS Lead, Omen
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years designing electromechanical hardware, including at least one product from concept to production; about 25% travel, with potential surges for tests and demonstrations.
About the job
Owns the end-to-end development and production of Omen’s airborne counter-UAS effector payload, while building and leading its multidisciplinary team.
What you'll do
- Design the effector, firing system, steering hardware, and payload interfaces; manage pointing accuracy and safety.
- Select and characterize target-ranging sensors, and lead ground and flight testing and root-cause analysis.
- Build and lead the team, set the payload roadmap, and take the hardware through production, qualification, and compliance.
What they ask for
- 10+ years designing electromechanical hardware, including at least one product carried from concept to production.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including hiring; strong engineering background, ideally in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering.
- Deep mechanical design capability; experience sizing precision-pointing actuators and with vibration and shock isolation.
- Hands-on test and production experience; proficiency in CAD (NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent); eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with weapon, effector, launcher, or ordnance-adjacent systems, or counter-UAS.
- VTOL, tail-sitter, or rotorcraft experience; familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, multibody dynamics, FEA, C++ or Python, or relevant testing and compliance standards.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAD, NX, SolidWorks, Radar, lidar, EO/IR, laser rangefinders, MATLAB/Simulink
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