Senior Program Chief Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
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This role $193k
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This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $139,100–$177,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $193k 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 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Program Chief Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior Program Chief Engineer to join our dynamic team in Irvine, CA. This role involves leading technical teams to develop and deploy complex systems such as robotics and autonomous vehicles into real-world operating environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in client-facing technical program management within the defense or aerospace sectors, with a strong background in robotics, sensor integration, and computer vision architecture. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing high-integration software development teams and ensuring seamless deployment of hardware and software products. Candidates should possess at least seven years of relevant experience as a Chief Engineer or similar role, demonstrating leadership in technical project management and system engineering.

Skills

Robotics Computer Vision Sensor Integration Autonomous Systems Technical Program Management Software Development Cloud Services CI/CD Kubernetes Docker Python PostgreSQL Git Jenkins AWS Grafana Prometheus

What you'll do

  • Lead technical program management for autonomous systems or robotics projects.
  • Ensure seamless integration of hardware and software products in real environments.
  • Manage high-intensity test iterations with software development teams.
  • Provide client-facing technical leadership in defense or aerospace domains.
  • Guide a team of engineers to develop and deploy complex sensor integrations.

What we're looking for

  • At least 7 years of experience in Chief Engineer or related roles.
  • Proven technical program management and systems engineering expertise.
  • Strong background in robotics, sensor integrations, or computer vision.
  • Experience leading a technical team to deploy products in real environments.
  • Familiarity with rapidly iterating test environments and software development.

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