Anduril
Systems Engineer
$166K–$220K
Irvine, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 3, 2025
- Experience
- Minimum of 7+ years; roles include Chief Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline (preferred).
About the job
Owns technical direction and execution for an Air Defense program, aligning client needs, engineering work, and operational delivery.
What you'll do
- Engage clients and stakeholders, represent the system, and incorporate feedback into the engineering roadmap.
- Drive technical outcomes and coordinate cross-functional development, testing, and field delivery.
- Translate program goals into plans, milestones, and resource allocation; support technical proposals and growth opportunities.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in a listed engineering or technical leadership role within autonomous systems, robotics, or software development.
- Experience leading technical teams to field hardware or software products in real operating environments.
- Experience in rapidly iterating test environments integrated with software development teams.
- Must be able to obtain a minimum Secret Clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience building programs for software and testing deliverables from the ground up.
- Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
JIRA, Confluence
AI focus
The Air Defense program involves autonomous systems that detect and engage unmanned aerial system threats; the posting does not specify direct AI development responsibilities for this role.
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