Staff Systems Engineer, EW
Anduril Industries
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $134,404–$209,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $172k 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 1836 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1620 roles with salary data.
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Systems Engineer, EW joins the Electronic Warfare team to support various Electronic Support Measures and Electronic Attack or Counter Measures systems. This role involves working across the full product lifecycle from concept to deployment, where the engineer will manage system requirements creation, traceability, verification, and validation while leading program teams through critical design reviews and producing technical documentation like white papers and test plans. The position requires expertise in ground-based or aerial domains including counter-radar, counter-UAS, and counter-comms involving wireless protocols like 5G and Wi-Fi. Key technical requirements include experience with embedded devices, Software Defined Radios, and RF systems using tools such as spectrum analyzers and signal generators. Candidates may also utilize mission modeling tools like AFSIM or STK and perform analysis for RF cascades and co-site environments to solve complex electronic warfare challenges.
What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?
Median $193000 from 67 postings across 18 companies.
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