Drimva

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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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)