Anduril
Staff Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 24, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years; systems engineering across the lifecycle for a UAS, with a focus on aircraft systems.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or similar engineering or technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Lead systems engineering for Group 5 autonomous aircraft, translating customer needs into requirements and system architecture, developing model-based engineering artifacts, and guiding program reviews and risk management.
What you'll do
- Shape customer needs into aircraft and subsystem requirements with multidisciplinary teams.
- Develop system models and digital-thread artifacts and incorporate safety and software inputs into system architecture.
- Lead systems engineering reviews and manage program risks with engineering and program leadership.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
- 12+ years of systems engineering experience across the lifecycle for a UAS, focused on aircraft systems.
- Experience with specified defense and aerospace standards, subsystem requirements and interfaces, systems engineering activities, and SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar.
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Expertise in an aircraft area such as avionics, electrical power, communications, propulsion, mechanical, or hydraulic systems.
- Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar tools, or digital engineering workflows and integrated modeling environments.
Pay
$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881, SysML
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