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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: Mission Systems Lead - Thunder
The Mission Systems Lead joins the Maneuver Dominance team to lead the technical development and integration of mission systems for Thunder, an autonomous attack rotorcraft. This role involves owning the design and delivery of mission autonomy, equipment, and payload systems from initial concept through production. You will oversee weapon system integration, hardware selection, and network architecture while ensuring compliance with MOSA/WOSA principles and military standards like MIL-STD-1760 and MIL-STD-1553. Key responsibilities include managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams, defining interface control documents, and driving software development processes. The role requires expertise in Python, C++, and Rust to solve complex problems regarding contested spectrum communications, sensor fusion, and high-assurance safety-critical software for uncrewed aircraft operating in contested environments.
Python
C++
Rust
Robotics
Autonomous Systems
Systems Engineering
ICDs
Modeling and Simulation
Distributed Software
Network Architecture
Modular Open Systems
Mission Planning
Robotics
Mechatronics
Modeling and Simulation
Hardware-in-the-Loop
System Engineering
Algorithms
Data Structures
Concurrency
Optimization
Service Orchestration