Air Defense Systems Engineer | Autonomous Ops & Equity

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA is seeking a System Engineer to join our Air Defense team. You will own critical aspects of an autonomous defense program, work with engineers and leadership, and translate user needs into robust technical solutions.

This role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering deployments in fast-paced environments. You will engage with stakeholders, synthesize feedback, and contribute to shaping the

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a System Engineer in autonomous systems, robotics, or software
• Experience authoring ICDs that other teams build against
• Experience owning or defending a formal requirements/design review
• Strong root-cause/troubleshooting track record
• Familiarity with robotics, sensor integrations, or computer vision systems
• Experience leading a technical team to field hardware or software products
• Experience with iterative test environments and integration with software teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to obtain a minimum Secret Clearance
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: build relationships and align objectives; serve as technical liaison and influence the engineering roadmap
• Technical Ownership: drive outcomes through system performance insights and data
• Tactical Execution: guide sprint planning and on-the-ground test events
• Strategic Planning: translate goals into actionable project plans with milestones
• Execute Autonomously: shape requirements to fit the optimal product for client and company
• Enable Cross Team Collaboration: unblock cross-team projects across hardware, software, test
• Shape Growth Opportunities: draft technical proposals and scope scaling opportunities

Skills

System engineering

Client-facing PM

ICD interface specs

Root-cause analysis

Robotics / CV familiarity

Team leadership

Agile / fast-paced

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA is seeking a System Engineer to join our Air Defense team. You will own critical aspects of an autonomous defense program, work with engineers and leadership, and translate user needs into robust technical solutions.

This role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering deployments in fast-paced environments. You will engage with stakeholders, synthesize feedback, and contribute to shaping the