Engineering Lead, Air Defense U.S. Air Force Portfolio

Anduril Industries

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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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TL;DR · Engineering Lead, Air Defense U.S. Air Force Portfolio

The Engineering Lead, Air Defense U.S. Air Force Portfolio joins the Air Defense team to oversee the technical baseline for a diverse portfolio of autonomous systems. This role involves owning the architecture, interface sets, and verification approaches for configurations that defend flightlines and test ranges. You will integrate third-party sensors, effectors, and tactical data links into the Lattice OS while managing networking, cyber compliance, and data handling within government accreditation boundaries. Key responsibilities include defining environmental qualifications for extreme conditions, reproducing field failures on real hardware, and translating operational requirements into executable technical scope. Required expertise includes systems engineering, radar, passive RF detection, electro-optical and infrared sensors, and tactical networking. You will solve recurring deployment problems to ensure reliable performance against evolving UAS threats in contested air environments.

What you'll do

  • Own the technical baseline for architecture, interface sets, and verification approaches across the portfolio.
  • Manage certification and accreditation scopes in coordination with the responsible functional teams.
  • Integrate third-party sensors, effectors, and government-furnished equipment into the Lattice SDK.
  • Define verification and environmental qualification approaches to determine if configurations are ready to ship.
  • Reproduce field failures on real hardware and lead recovery efforts under time pressure.
  • Translate customer operational requirements into executable technical scopes and proposal content.
  • Standardize deployment networking and configuration management to solve recurring problems across programs.
  • Negotiate requirements and technical deviations directly with customer technical representatives.

What we're looking for

  • Engineering, science, or other technical degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of systems or engineering experience on fielded systems.
  • Experience owning the architecture, interface set, and verification approach for a delivered capability or program technical scope.
  • Experience integrating third-party and government-furnished hardware and software into a system you were accountable for.
  • Ability to define verification approaches, negotiate requirements with customers, and write a credible basis of estimate.
  • Ability to reproduce field failures independently and lead recovery at a fielded site under time pressure.
  • Ability to set technical direction for a small number of engineers without managing them.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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