Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software

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The Principal Systems Engineer role at Anduril involves supporting a Group 5 aircraft program, requiring extensive experience in complex unmanned aerial systems and software engineering for autonomous platforms. This senior-level position entails shaping customer needs into detailed air vehicle and subsystem software requirements, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure system safety and airworthiness certification compliance. Ideal candidates will possess over 15 years of UAS development experience, including mature aircraft programs, and must be proficient in Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering tools. The role demands expertise in contingency management software architecture and a strong track record of integrating feedback from test campaigns to enhance product quality.

Skills

Cameo_MagicDraw Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS Python PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Ansible Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Shape customer needs into detailed software requirements for air vehicle systems.
  • Collaborate with safety and engineering teams to develop system architecture.
  • Support airworthiness certification processes for autonomous aircraft.
  • Integrate feedback from test evaluations to enhance product quality.
  • Develop contingency management software architecture and requirements.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of engineering experience in UAS development lifecycle.
  • Strong background in software systems for unmanned aerial platforms.
  • Experience with contingency management software architecture and requirements.
  • Expertise in integrating feedback from test and evaluation campaigns.
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance, preferably Top Secret.
  • Proficiency in Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software.

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