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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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The Systems Engineer joins the Maneuver Dominance team to lead critical capability development for an advanced airborne platform. This role focuses on holistic support system thinking to shape air vehicle development, operations, and sustainment. The engineer will execute an Agile Systems Engineering approach for the Thunder Mission System and Payloads, managing technical performance measures, design reviews, and configuration management. Daily responsibilities include maintaining functional decomposition, architecture diagrams, and interface control documents while coordinating issue board workflows and hardware-in-the-loop integration environments. The role requires expertise in safety-critical hardware and software systems for aircraft or weapon systems. Candidates should be proficient with tools like Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and Ansys. This position addresses the technical challenge of developing mission systems that meet end-user needs within demanding operational environments while ensuring airworthiness and rigorous verification standards are met.
What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?
Median $194000 from 61 postings across 16 companies.
Execute an Agile Systems Engineering approach for the development of mission systems and payloads.
Track and manage Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) throughout the design process.
Lead engineering governance activities including System Design Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, and Critical Design Reviews.
Maintain technical artifacts such as Functional Decomposition, System Breakdown Structures, and Interface Control Documents.
Develop and manage Test and Evaluation Master Plans to mature mission systems and payloads.
Design physical integration environments for Hardware In Lab (HIL) and Hardware In The Loop (HITL) testing.
Manage configuration control, issue board workflows, and ticket triage processes.
Support safety, airworthiness, and flight test verification tasks for prototype and production aircraft.
What we're looking for
Bachelor degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.
4+ years of industry Systems Engineering experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the Defense or Aerospace industries.
Experience with crewed aircraft, rotorcraft, EVTOL, UAS, or weapon systems.
Experience with crewed or uncrewed developmental autonomous aircraft (Group 5 UAS or larger).
Proficiency in developing Systems Engineering artifacts including SDDs, ICDs, and verification plans.
Familiarity with technical software packages such as Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys.
Exposure to standards such as ARP-4754, ARP-4761, DO-178C, DO-254, JSSSEH, MIL-STD 882E, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-461, or AC-17-01 (preferred).
Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in the United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.
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