Systems Engineer, Air Defense
Anduril Industries
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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $125,000–$186,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $156k 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 943 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 911 roles with salary data.
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The Systems Engineer, Army (CUAS) joins the Air Defense team to develop, integrate, and field autonomous systems designed to find, track, and defeat aerial threats. This role involves owning a specific technical scope of counter-UAS systems, including Pulsar and Wisp, by managing requirements, verification records, and formal design reviews. Day-to-day responsibilities include hands-on hardware configuration, range testing, calibration, and root-cause analysis of logs and data. The engineer must also produce site requirements, training materials, and maintenance procedures for field teams. Key technical skills include experience with radar, passive RF detection, electro-optical and infrared sensors, tactical radios, and networking. Candidates should be proficient with the Linux command line and Python for data visualization while supporting deployable systems that provide the U.S. Army with contested air defense capabilities.
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Median $190000 from 99 postings across 21 companies.
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