Anduril
Principal Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
$220K–$290K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field; 2+ years at the Architect level or as Chief Engineer, owning full scope of new aircraft design.
About the job
Delivers mission-level outcomes for autonomous air systems by selecting, modeling, validating, and integrating payloads and mission systems.
What you'll do
- Conduct system trades and architect payload and system concepts, requirements, layouts, interfaces, and employment.
- Develop and adapt performance and effects models; validate system performance through testing and integration.
- Manage subcontractor or internal development efforts and coordinate integration across teams.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance that can be maintained.
- 2+ years of experience at the Architect level or as Chief Engineer, owning the full scope of new aircraft design.
- RF and IR expertise and broad technical depth, including understanding beyond first-order physics.
- 15+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of advanced communications, sensing, and effector systems and platforms; platform-level system trade and integration experience.
- Advanced proficiency with analytical toolchains or languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, or Ansys; advanced communications or sensing domain experience.
Pay
$220,000—$290,000 USD base salary
Tools
MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys
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