Entry Level Systems Engineer, C2 Networking

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$100,000–$145,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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Below market

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This role $122k
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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $122,412–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $122k versus about $158k for comparable roles.

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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 1821 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Entry Level Systems Engineer, C2 Networking

Entry Level Systems Engineer, C2 Networking, Clearance Eligible joins the team developing unmanned aerial systems for terminal guidance, long-range intelligence collection, and autonomous flight. This role focuses on enabling command-and-control capabilities through resilient network design while deriving system requirements and maintaining components in complex environments. The engineer will deploy and maintain networking hardware including tactical radios, switches, routers, and edge compute nodes. Responsibilities include supporting hardware-in-the-loop integration to validate network reliability for sensor data and building physical or virtual test setups to simulate contested, high-latency, or bandwidth-constrained networks. Candidates should possess a STEM degree and familiarity with basic networking, Linux operating systems, and test script development in languages like Python or Matlab. The role addresses the technical challenge of ensuring reliable communication for autonomous assets operating in remote environments with limited user input.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $191000 from 73 postings across 17 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Enable UAS command and control capabilities through resilient network design.
  • Derive system, subsystem, and component level requirements for unmanned systems.
  • Design, develop, and maintain system components within complex environments.
  • Document software engineering processes and networking best practices.
  • Deploy, configure, and maintain lab and flight-test hardware including tactical radios and routers.
  • Support hardware-in-the-loop integration to validate network reliability and throughput for sensor data.
  • Build and maintain physical and virtual test setups to simulate contested or high-latency networks.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, or Computer Science.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance.
  • Familiarity with basic networking.
  • Demonstrated ownership and impact from internships or side projects.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience as a network engineer performing engineering tasks individually and in a team (preferred).
  • Knowledge of Linux-based operating systems (preferred).
  • Experience with test script development using common languages like Python or Matlab (preferred).

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