Senior Systems Engineer, Payload Module Lead
Anduril Industries
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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $142,500–$191,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $194k versus about $167k for comparable roles.
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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 901 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 858 roles with salary data.
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The Systems Engineering Lead joins the Maneuver Dominance team to develop the Thunder mission system, an autonomous attack rotorcraft designed for deep-strike operations. You will execute an Agile Systems Engineering approach to manage the development of payloads and mission systems, ensuring end-user needs are met in contested environments. Key responsibilities include owning functional decomposition, maintaining architecture diagrams, and authoring System Description Documents and Interface Control Documents. You will support design reviews, manage configuration changes, and oversee Hardware In Lab and Hardware In The Loop integration environments. Required skills include proficiency with Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and Ansys. You must navigate complex technical problems involving sensors, radios, and weapons competing for antenna real estate while maintaining safety-critical hardware and software standards like DO-178C and MIL-STD-810.
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