Anduril
Staff Systems Engineer, Software Defined Weapons Optic
$191K–$223K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of systems engineering experience; preferably with exposure to rapid product development environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or another technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Leads systems architecture, integration, testing, and technical execution for a portable counter-UAS system combining optics, computer vision, embedded compute, actuation, lasers, and kinetic effectors.
What you'll do
- Define system architectures, requirements, error budgets, and technical tradeoffs across multiple engineering domains.
- Lead cross-functional integration, design reviews, risk management, and verification and validation through field testing.
- Develop systems documentation and tools, and support field exercises by training users and incorporating feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a listed technical discipline or another technical discipline.
- Track record delivering complex multi-domain electro-mechanical systems.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and integration.
- Experience owning lifecycle verification and validation, including environmental qualification, and familiarity with modern systems engineering tools and methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience with counter-UAS, air defense, precision tracking, fire control, or kinetic effectors.
- Experience with electro-optics, lasers, actuators, robotics, computer vision, embedded compute, or prototype-to-production transitions.
Pay
$191,000 — $223,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Flow, Jama, Cameo, MBSE, Digital Twins, Qualcomm Snapdragon, NVIDIA Jetson
AI focus
The system integrates computer vision and sensor data for counter-UAS engagement; the role includes integrating computer vision into the overall system.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative