Anduril
Senior Weapons Integration Engineer, Thunder
$167K–$222K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of combined work experience with post-graduate study in an engineering discipline.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads the technical integration and testing of weapons and kinetic stores on an autonomous aircraft, coordinating interfaces, safety analyses, and stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead or support weapon-system integration, verification, and validation; develop system designs, requirements, plans, and analyses.
- Create and maintain interface and software specifications, test plans, and review materials; support lab, ground, and flight tests.
- Coordinate customers, partners, engineering teams, and suppliers; manage risks and provide technical direction.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of combined work experience with post-graduate study in an engineering discipline.
- Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft; familiarity with Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground weapons, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, and logical Interface Control Documents.
- Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks; ability to travel up to 25%; must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Seek Eagle and Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board processes.
- Project management, software programming, or embedded systems experience; familiarity with C/C++/Rust, MATLAB, or Python.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, C/C++/Rust, MATLAB, Python
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