This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$150,000–$209,500
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$295k
versus about
$180k
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About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.
Anduril Industries currently has
1882 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$146,000–$194,000
across 1696 roles with salary data.
The Chief Engineer, Advanced Air Vehicle Architect role within the AD&S Chief Engineering Team requires a senior technical authority to lead conceptual design and applied science for advanced flight platforms. This involves creative configuration exploration, trade studies, and performance modeling while ensuring engineering realism through hands-on experimentation and testing. The position also demands defining holistic system architectures integrating air vehicle design with mission systems and autonomy from inception, guiding concepts through prototype development. Ideal candidates possess a bachelor’s degree in aerospace or related fields, 10+ years of experience in conceptual design and early-phase architecture for complete air vehicle platforms, and hands-on expertise with real flight hardware and test activities. Experience with DOW technology organizations and transitioning entire flight systems from research to operational demonstration is preferred, along with deep technical knowledge in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and aircraft integration.
Unmanned aircraft
Aerospace engineering
Mechanical engineering
Electrical engineering
Software engineering
System design
Risk management
DOD systems
Remote system troubleshooting
CI/CD
Unmanned vehicles
Robotics
Program management
Aerospace engineering
Mechanical engineering
Electrical engineering
Software engineering
Team building
Remote system troubleshooting
Security clearance
Vehicle design
Systems design
Risk management
Design optimization
Flight test
Fabrication
Propulsion systems
Guidance systems
Payload integration
Datalink integration