Drimva

Anduril

Systems Engineer, Launched Effects

$144K–$192K

Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026

Experience
5+ years experience in defense or safety-critical industry.
Education
Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field

About the job

Leads systems engineering for tactical autonomous products, translating requirements into safe, reliable designs and coordinating verification and test activities across teams.

What you'll do

  • Drive systems and subsystem architecture, requirements, risk reduction, and verification and validation strategies.
  • Conduct safety and reliability analyses, and coordinate integration tests from software simulation through flight test.
  • Partner with product and functional engineering teams to deliver capabilities, resolve dependencies, and support multiple programs.

What they ask for

  • Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field degree.
  • 5+ years experience in defense or safety-critical industry, particularly with safety-critical development standards, reliability and safety fault/hazard analysis, and requirements-driven verification and validation strategies.
  • Experience writing verifiable system-, subsystem-, and software/hardware/component-level requirements; conducting analyses such as PHAs, SHAs, FME(C)As, or FTAs; and proficiency with systems and Python.
  • Must be willing to travel for test field events up to 25%; eligible to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Experience developing electromechanical system models; hands-on manufacturing and/or flight testing experience.
  • Experience in design engineering or software engineering; understanding of aerodynamics, avionics, and flight systems.

Pay

$144,000 — $192,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Python, STANAG, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, JOTPs, JTAG

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)