Anduril
Staff Systems Engineer - Payload Lead
$191K–$254K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 11 or more years with a bachelor's degree, 9 or more years with a master's degree, or 7 or more years with a PhD, including people leadership; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status (citizenship or lawful permanent residency) required for ITAR and export controlled work; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
About the job
Leads the Thunder autonomous rotorcraft payload portfolio, overseeing weapon and payload integration teams, architecture, delivery, staffing, and supplier relationships.
What you'll do
- Own payload architecture, roadmap, requirements, interfaces, and product execution across the platform.
- Lead multiple payload integration teams; manage staffing, prioritization, plans, schedules, and resources.
- Coordinate with mission leads and external partners on integration, certification, customer commitments, and fielded-system sustainment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline, with equivalent engineering experience permitted in place of education.
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple engineering teams or a multi-team organization.
- Hands-on background with MIL STD 1553 and/or MIL STD 1760 interfaces.
- Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft.
Nice to have
- Experience owning safe separation and airworthiness certification strategy at a program level.
- Working knowledge of MOSA/WOSA open architecture standards and their application across multi-team portfolios.
Pay
$191,000 — $254,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL STD 1553, MIL STD 1760, MOSA/WOSA, C++, MATLAB, Python, PERL, SysML
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