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RF Systems Engineer

$166k - $220k

anduril

Senior RF Systems Engineer, CyberWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesAnduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.About The TeamAnduril Cyber is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of capabilities to enable offensive cyber missions. Cyber is a new business line at Anduril, and relies upon our fleet of autonomous vehicles, Lattice operating system, mesh networks, and other hardware products to engage in cyber operations at the edge. We design and build novel solutions to deploy cyber capabilities in unconventional or difficult to reach environments Anduril Cyber is hiring a Software Engineer focused on embedded and mission software integration. Strong candidates may lean more heavily toward embedded-platform or mission/backend work, but should be comfortable collaborating across adjacent layers that connect devices, operators, and data products.About The JobAnduril Cyber is hiring an RF Systems Engineer with broad technical range across RF architecture, systems engineering, verification, field integration, and cross-functional technical leadership. The role is aimed at a senior hands-on engineer who can connect requirements, design trades, integration realities, and productization decisions across the full system.Responsibilities include:Own end-to-end RF and system architecture trade studies across hardware, software, DSP, integration, and operational constraints.Develop requirements, verification strategies, interface definitions, and engineering artifacts that keep complex programs technically coherent.Lead technical reviews, customer-facing discussions, and cross-disciplinary design decisions with clear engineering judgment.Drive integration problem-solving across lab, field, and production-oriented contexts while balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule.Use structured systems-engineering methods to identify risks, close gaps, and improve confidence in the overall architecture.Serve as a player-coach technical leader who can move fluidly between deep technical details and broader program-level tradeoffs.Required QualificationsStrong experience in systems engineering for RF, digital, or mixed-signal systems with real ownership of architecture and integration outcomes.Demonstrated skill in requirements development, interface definition, verification planning, and technical risk management.Broad RF systems understanding, including receiver/transmitter chains, timing/synchronization concerns, and practical integration constraints.Ability to lead technical trade studies across performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and schedule.Experience working directly with customers or external stakeholders in technical reviews, requirements discussions, or architecture briefings.Hands-on problem-solving ability across software, hardware, networking, and field integration boundaries.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex systems understandable to mixed audiences.Preferred QualificationsExperience with reverse engineering legacy systems or reconstructing architecture where documentation is incomplete.Background with FPGA/SoC-based platforms, high-speed digital systems, or multi-disciplinary hardware development programs.Familiarity with qualification/compliance-oriented verification environments and structured engineering lifecycle processes.Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams through design, integration, and field support phases.Track record of productization-oriented decision making in addition to early-phase system architecture work.US Salary Range$166,000 - $220,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:BenefitsAt Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.Protecting Yourself from Recruitment ScamsAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.Please always verify communications: Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to View email address on click.appcast.io Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to View email address on click.appcast.io. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.Data PrivacyTo view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

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