2027 Early Career Systems Engineer

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a talented student or recent graduate to join the systems engineering team and help build new defense products that meet challenging mission requirements. You will contribute to engineering execution plans and develop tools for multi-disciplinary teams.

This role emphasizes strong technical fundamentals, MATLAB and Linux experience, and clear communication with technical leadership. U.S. person eligibility required; start date in 2027; salary range $100k-$130k.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required.
• Able to start full time in 2027.
• Strong technical communication skills and engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Assist the systems engineer team in building out new products to satisfy customer requirements in new and challenging mission areas
• Contribute technical inputs to engineering execution plans
• Develop tools to be used in oversight to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers through all phases of program execution up to and including delivery and operation of capabilities on-orbit
• Assist in process development for mission and system level trade studies and analysis to balance risk, cost, and performance

Skills

Strong technical communication

Engineering fundamentals

Linux experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Linux

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

What You’ll Do

• Assist the systems engineer team in building out new products to satisfy customer requirements in new and challenging mission areas
• Contribute technical inputs to engineering execution plans
• Develop tools to be used in oversight to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers through all phases of program execution up to and including delivery and operation of capabilities on-orbit
• Assist in process development for mission and system level trade studies and analysis to balance risk, cost, and performance

Required Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Able to start full time in 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical communication skills, providing the ability to deliver critical technical briefings and conclusions to technical leadership
• Strong technical fundamentals in an engineering discipline
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principlesMATLAB experience
• Experience in Linux

US Salary Range

$100,000-$130,000 USD

Benefits

• Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
• At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.
• For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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