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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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Mission Systems Engineer, Antenna Lead will join the Air Dominance and Strike team to develop missionized autonomous air systems. The role involves architecting RF payloads from concept through production, including selecting, integrating, and validating antennas for vehicle deployment. Key responsibilities include performing co-site analysis, conducting system trades for communications and sensing, and developing physics-based models for simulation tools. The candidate will manage subcontractors and internal teams to ensure technical performance on schedule while coordinating with test engineers to validate systems. Required expertise includes RF chamber measurements, network analyzers, and at least two years of experience with HFSS and antenna design. Preferred skills include proficiency in MATLAB, Python, C++, or COMSOL, alongside knowledge of tactical data links, EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR, and missile integration to solve complex autonomous capability challenges.
Phased Array
RF Systems
Antenna Theory
Electromagnetic Simulation
Python
C#
C++
MATLAB
Spectrum Analyzers
Vector Signal Analyzers
Network Analyzers
Link Budgets
mmWave
Digital Signal Processing
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