Chief Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$253,000–$336,000 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $294k
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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Chief Engineer

As Chief Engineer within the Maritime Division, you will lead the technical development and integration of maritime products from initial concept through final delivery. You will manage a new team focused on prototyping platforms, defining key performance parameters, and overseeing critical milestones like SRR, PDR, and CDR. Your daily responsibilities include performing system trades for energy storage, vehicle control, and payload capacity while ensuring traceability between customer requirements and technical decisions. You will be accountable for the reliability of AUV products, managing root cause corrective actions and coordinating with functional leads to unify development processes. The role requires expertise in systems engineering, marine, mechanical, electrical, or software engineering to solve complex problems in maritime environments. You will navigate mission-critical DoD systems, balancing technical analysis with rapid test and validation to deliver high-performance autonomous underwater vehicle solutions.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical development and integration of maritime products from initial concept through final delivery.
  • Define early architecture, technical approaches, key requirements, and prototype designs for new products.
  • Manage development timelines, milestones, and staffing needs in coordination with product management teams.
  • Perform system trades and studies on energy storage, vehicle control, volume, mass budget, and payload capacity.
  • Lead a cross-functional team to define performance parameters and support SRR, PDR, and CDR milestones.
  • Oversee the root cause corrective action process to ensure reliability and lifetime performance of AUV products.
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for IRADs and internal collaboration on maritime systems.
  • Evaluate technical feasibility and impact for proposed work or new capability insertions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Deep understanding of ocean-going craft, systems engineering, product development, and the overall engineering process.
  • Experience in a senior role leading maritime programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.
  • Experience working on mission-critical DoD systems.
  • Proven history of delivering solutions for open-ended problems by balancing technical analysis with rapid test and validation.
  • Demonstrated ability to build teams, lead by example, and maintain high ownership over technical solutions.
  • Willingness to travel 25% of the time to customer and test sites.

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