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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.
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JOB TITLE: Director, Mission Systems, Advanced Effects
The Director, Mission Systems, Advanced Effects joins the Air Dominance and Strike Missions Systems team to oversee seeker and sensing systems for Advanced Effects Mission Systems. This role involves delivering mission outcomes by selecting, sourcing, and validating mission-relevant payloads and systems. Key responsibilities include architecting autonomous multi-function payload concepts, conducting trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems, and developing physics-based models for performance analysis. The successful candidate will manage subcontractors and internal teams to integrate capabilities into autonomous air systems. Required expertise includes Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems, along with experience in payload integration and validation. Technical skills include proficiency in analytical toolchains such as MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, and Ansys to solve complex problems in communications, sensing, and effector domain performance.