Senior Systems Engineer - Maritime Enabling Technology

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 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's Maritime Division has assembled a diverse team of experts in software, robotics, artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the capabilities of our customers. We are fielding the next generation of autonomous systems to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of maritime operations. Anduril has brought to market a unique, ultra-long-range, full-ocean-depth underwater vessel platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from "small" to "extra-large" vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on billion-dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) AUV operations.We are continuing to expand our product portfolio, now moving into the surface maritime domain. Products like Dive-XL, Dive-LD, Copperhead, Seabed Sentry, and surface products in the pipeline will create a system-of-systems that enable a multitude of autonomous missions across all maritime domains. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact and working on systems that directly contribute to achieving national strategic priorities, we want you to join Anduril's Maritime Division and help us build the future of defense capability.ABOUT THE JOBWe are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Maritime Enabling Technology (MET) team, based in Quincy, MA. MET serves the entire Maritime Division, developing shared technologies, common interfaces, and enabling capabilities across all product lines. In this role, you will be the primary MET Systems Engineering presence in Quincy, acting as the connective tissue between MET and co-located program teams across multiple business lines. The role blends systems engineering with technical program management: you will drive cross-system integration, manage stakeholder alignment and ensure that decisions on one product don't create downstream problems for another. This is a high-autonomy position that requires a proactive, independent operator with strong conviction and effective communication skills at every level.WHAT YOU'LL DOServe as the primary MET Systems Engineering point of contact in Quincy, engaging daily with co-located program teams across multiple Maritime business linesOwn cross-program systems integration and interface definition, ensuring that enabling technologies developed by MET are adopted smoothly across productsDrive stakeholder alignment across Designated Engineers, Chief Engineers, and program leads, translating program needs into MET development priorities and communicating MET capabilities and constraints back to programsIdentify and manage cross-system implications of technical decisions, ensuring that changes in one product area do not create integration risks or incompatibilities in othersContribute to architecture, requirements definition, and verification strategy for shared subsystems, common interfaces (including Lattice integration), and enabling capabilitiesSupport the full product lifecycle - from design and rapid prototyping through integration, test, deployment, and sustainment of complex autonomous systemsMentor engineers across teams, building systems engineering capacity and contributing to a culture of cross-functional collaboration within MaritimeREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, related technical field or equivalent professional experience7–12 years of professional engineering experience, with demonstrated depth in systems engineering, systems integration, or a closely related technical disciplineProven ability to work across organizational and technical boundaries - you have been the person who connects teams, resolves interface conflicts, and drives alignmentStrong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior technical leadership, program managers, and working-level engineersExperience acting as a technical lead, program integrator, or TPM for multi-disciplinary engineering teamsHigh ownership and a bias toward action - comfortable operating with autonomy in a geographically distributed team, with limited day-to-day oversightCapacity to think holistically across complex systems - understanding how subsystem-level decisions propagate through an integrated product architectureExperience with requirements definition, interface specification, system verification, and integration planning for hardware-software systemsMust be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security clearancePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience with the design, integration, and operation of robotic and/or autonomous systems (maritime experience is a plus but not required)Familiarity with defense acquisition, product delivery lifecycles, or working within a DoD customer environmentExperience with common middleware/integration frameworks for autonomous platformsBackground in one or more of: perception systems, navigation, autonomy software, sensor integration, communications systems, or power/energy systems for unmanned platformsExperience within a rapid-iteration, hardware-software co-development environmentUS Salary Range$167,000—$222,000 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. Exercise 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 . By 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.