System Safety Engineering

Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems, Active Clearance
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.

The systems engineering team is looking for an experienced system engineer to lead systems engineering for a Group 5 aircraft program at Anduril. The ideal candidate will have experience working with complex unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and ideally will have a strong background in at least one area of expertise (e.g. avionics, software, propulsion, communications, etc.). In addition to a strong technical background, the ideal candidate will also have experience using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools to develop design artifacts for unmanned systems.

We are hiring a Systems Engineer to join at the early development stage of a Group 5 autonomous aircraft. Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Develop System Engineering artifacts, including system model, to trace from stakeholder inputs through design in a digital thread. Incorporate input from system safety, software engineering, and other disciplines to shape system architecture.

Lead program team through systems engineering reviews including System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design review, and Critical Design Review.

Communicate and manage program risks in conjunction with Chief Engineer and Program Management.

S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field

2+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems

Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on complex systems - DoD Weapon Systems, Space Systems, etc...

Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...

Experience leading systems engineering efforts on developmental programs.

Secret security clearance

Experience in at least one of the following aircraft areas of expertise: avionics, electrical power systems, communications, propulsion, mechanical systems, hydraulic systems

Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software (Rhapsody, SparxEA, etc...)

Experience with Digital Engineering workflows and Integrated Modeling Environments (i.e. Teamwork Cloud)

Demonstrated high ownership and autonomy across the end‑to‑end systems engineering lifecycle.

Top Secret security clearance

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; Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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