This role pays more than
67%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$240,037
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$222k
versus about
$207k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
919 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$166,000–$220,000
across 889 roles with salary data.
The Deputy Chief Engineer, Discovery joins the Discovery team to lead technical work on unproven concepts across space, missiles, air, sensors, autonomy, and cyber. This role involves owning new concepts from initial idea through analysis, prototyping, and testing to reach validated answers. You will build models, simulations, and test setups while pressure-testing designs to identify failure modes and hidden assumptions. The position requires a hands-on leader who can learn new domains quickly and collaborate with hardware, software, and GNC teams. Required skills include an active U.S. Top Secret clearance, proficiency in physics-math scripting environments like Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or Julia, and the ability to use AI tools for research and analysis. You will solve complex technical problems by applying first principles to develop hardware or software that functions within operationally relevant timelines.