Senior Systems Engineer

Anduril 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 real‑time, 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 TEAM

The Anduril Imaging team develops state‑of‑the‑art imaging systems across both hardware and software, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The team is heavily involved in utilizing computer vision, perception, electro‑optical, infrared, and sensor data to give our war fighters and allies an advantage.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a hands‑on Systems Engineer to join our team as we transition a Ladar product from the Engineering Development Unit (EDU) phase through Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), and ultimately into high‑rate production. You will play a pivotal role in scaling our build capacity to 10s of units per month. You will bridge the gap between design and manufacturing, lead rigorous testing campaigns, and help mature our hardware and software systems to achieve high Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) ahead of our upcoming Critical Design Review (CDR) and Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR). A successful candidate will have a strong background in Electro‑Optical (EO) systems, precision pointing, and a passion for transitioning complex hardware from R&D to the production floor.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Drive the EDU-to-EMD Transition: Oversee the deployment and test of our EDU builds, ensuring they are fully prepared to support field testing to demonstrate system capability and performance.
• Lead Qualification & Testing: Design and execute a comprehensive Design Verification Testing (DVT) campaign to environmentally test and qualify the system.
• Prepare for Major Milestones: Author technical documentation, define verification matrices, and lead systems‑level preparation for upcoming Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR).
• Scale for Production: Collaborate with manufacturing and hardware teams to implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles. Scale our production capabilities from a few units per year to a target volume of ~10s of systems per month.
• Optimize Test Infrastructure: Architect, design, and ruggedize manufacturing test equipment for efficiency, throughput, and reliability on the production floor.
• Automate & Integrate: Collaborate with software and firmware teams to implement robust test automation, while pushing the user interface (UI) and background software towards product‑level maturity.
• Adapt or derive physics‑based models of sensor system performance and derive requirements based on those models, and validate models against laboratory and real‑world data.
• Support both laboratory‑based and field‑based experiments and demonstrations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• EO/Ladar Domain Expertise: 5+ years of hardware‑centric systems engineering experience working with Electro‑Optical (EO) systems, Ladar/Lidar, or high‑precision pointing systems.
• Development‑to‑Production Experience: Direct experience transitioning complex, multidisciplinary systems from low Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) to high TRL / production‑ready status.
• Testing & Environmental Qualification: Strong familiarity with DVT campaigns, environmental testing standards, and field testing operations.
• Production Scaling Mindset: Practical knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), test equipment ruggedization, and test process optimization/automation.
• Milestone Execution: Experience leading or heavily contributing to systems engineering reviews such as CDR, MRR, or PRR.
• Collaboration & Communication: Outstanding ability to communicate across multidisciplinary teams (optical, mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, and manufacturing).
• Advanced proficiency in analytical toolchains/languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python).
• Strong laboratory skills (e.g., design of experiments).
• Willingness to travel to test sites.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with software/hardware integration, specifically defining software interfaces, UI productization, and background software requirements.
• Experience with software/firmware automated test frameworks.
• Knowledge of current and next‑generation advanced sensing systems and platforms.

US Salary Range: $143,000 – $191,000 USD

The 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 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:

Benefits

At 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.