Anduril
Staff Mission Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
$200K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years; no alternative stated.
About the job
Owns the definition, modeling, integration, and testing of electronic warfare capabilities for Group 5 autonomous aircraft, from mission requirements through payload qualification.
What you'll do
- Define EW capabilities and requirements, including electronic support, electronic attack, link budgets, and mission employment conditions.
- Build and maintain modeling, simulation, threat-emulation, and lab environments to evaluate and characterize EW performance.
- Select and integrate EW payloads, direct vendor or subcontractor work, and coordinate system engineering through design, test, and flight.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of experience in electronic warfare systems engineering, EW capability development, or EW systems analysis.
- Expert understanding of electronic support and attack algorithms, EW employment methods, and EW/RF link budgets.
- Experience with RF/EW test equipment and systems engineering, including requirements traceability and test development.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or MATLAB; must hold a U.S. Secret clearance and be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with DRFM-based systems, EW modeling and simulation tools, or threat-library development.
- Operational EW/SIGINT or mission-planning background; experience integrating EW payloads onto autonomous platforms.
Pay
$200,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Bash, MATLAB, AFSIM, Suppressor
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