Anduril
Senior Mission Systems Engineer, EO/IR Seekers
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in seeker design and development; 2+ years in payload integration and validation; 8+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
About the job
Delivers mission-ready payload and system solutions for autonomous air systems, from mission-level modeling and selection through integration, validation, and customer delivery.
What you'll do
- Trade, architect, and model communications, sensing, and effector payloads and systems to meet mission outcomes.
- Validate system performance and coordinate payload integration with internal teams and subject matter experts.
- Manage subcontractor or internal development efforts, defining subsystem requirements and driving technical performance and schedule.
What they ask for
- Currently possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Domain expertise in communications, sensors, and effectors in one or more of Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems.
- Physics-based modeling and analysis of system performance using tools of choice.
- 2+ years in seeker design and development; 2+ years in payload integration and validation; 8+ years in a relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of current and next-generation communications, sensing, and effector systems and platforms; platform-level system trade and integration experience.
- Advanced proficiency in analytical toolchains or languages, advanced communications or sensing experience, or missile design and integration experience.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Radar, EO/IR, RF, EW, MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL
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