Anduril
Senior Systems Security Engineer, Programs
$183K–$243K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
About the job
Owns end-to-end security engineering for assigned defense technology products, from requirements and architecture through implementation, testing, and delivery.
What you'll do
- Develop security requirements and architectures, implement security features, and manage security across the product lifecycle.
- Create security test strategies, assess vulnerabilities with security teams, and support program milestone deliveries.
- Brief government customers and program leaders on security approaches and collaborate with engineering teams on secure implementations.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
- Experience in one or more listed fields, including Systems Security Engineering, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science; experience with defense/national-security systems or complex embedded commercial systems.
- Familiarity with security-relevant features on embedded hardware / FPGAs; evidence of leading teams through complex security engineering challenges.
- Currently possess and be able to maintain at least a final active US Secret security clearance with SAP eligibility; must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- U.S. TS Security clearance with SCI and/or SAP eligibility.
- Programming skills, security assessment experience, or familiarity with USG cyber methodologies and related policy.
Pay
$183,000 — $243,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
FPGA, Python, Rust, Go, C/C++, MBSE
AI focus
Secures products that include artificial intelligence systems; no direct AI development duties are stated.
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