Anduril
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of engineering experience across the UAS lifecycle, with a specific focus on aircraft systems; experience on mature aircraft development programs, including operational testing and airworthiness certification.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or similar engineering or technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance; preferred qualification states must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Develops systems engineering artifacts, requirements, and architecture for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft’s air vehicle software, supporting testing and airworthiness certification.
What you'll do
- Translate customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem software requirements with multidisciplinary teams.
- Develop system models and other systems engineering artifacts that trace stakeholder inputs through design and support architecture and airworthiness certification.
- Manage and communicate program risks with the Chief Engineer and Program Management.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
- Experience with the listed standards and handbooks, including MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, and MIL-STD-881.
- Experience developing subsystem software requirements and interfaces, including mission systems, and contingency management software architecture and requirements.
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software.
- Experience with Digital Engineering workflows and Integrated Modeling Environments, such as Teamwork Cloud.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881, SysML
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