Anduril
Senior Systems Engineer - Payload Module Lead
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 9 or more years with a bachelor's degree, 7 or more years with a master's degree, or 5 or more years with a PhD; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status (citizenship or lawful permanent residency) required for ITAR and export controlled work.
About the job
Lead the design, integration, verification, and validation of a weapon or payload module for the Thunder autonomous aircraft, from requirements through testing, fielding, and sustainment.
What you'll do
- Direct or technically lead a multidisciplinary team of 6 to 8 engineers and manage the module’s plans, schedules, architecture, and requirements.
- Integrate module interfaces and safety-critical systems; conduct safe-separation analysis and support lab, ground, and flight testing.
- Coordinate with customers and suppliers, maintain technical specifications and test documentation, and support fielded systems.
What they ask for
- Engineering, computer science, or related technical degree, or equivalent engineering experience; progressive experience requirements vary by degree.
- Software programming or embedded systems experience; experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft.
- Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks, and directly leading or technically directing a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- U.S. Person status; eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance; able to travel up to 25%.
Nice to have
- Hands-on integration of a named weapon system, Air Launched Effects, or laser target designation systems.
- Experience with safe-separation analysis, stores management systems, structural design, or related test support.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, MATLAB, Python, PERL, MIL STD 1553, 1760, SysML, Cameo
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