Anduril
Systems Engineering Manager, Mission Autonomy
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or similar engineering or technical field.
About the job
Leads systems engineering for Group 5 Mission Autonomy, guiding engineering practices, teams, and systems artifacts across product development and deployment.
What you'll do
- Manage the Group 5 Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering homeroom and own its business outcomes.
- Develop systems engineering frameworks and processes, and advocate for engineering rigor across programs.
- Build and manage a team that creates and maintains systems engineering artifacts, collaborating with systems and software engineering leads.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
- 10+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle.
- Demonstrated ability developing, integrating, and testing autonomy solutions, including requirements-based testing frameworks.
- Experience managing multiple teams up to 15 engineers; designing systems using MBSE methods in SysML; software development tools/infrastructure; and eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Experience defining or implementing Mission Autonomy behaviors through UCI, or automation in Cameo or Python for Systems Engineering use cases.
Pay
$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SysML, Github, CI/CD pipelines, Cameo, Python, UCI
AI focus
The role supports mission autonomy systems and develops autonomy solutions for commercial or defense applications.
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