Air Vehicle Support Systems Lead — Rapid Deployment & Ops

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Support System Lead to guide development of an advanced airborne platform. You will shape the scope of a broad Support System, from deploy to maintain, and build a lean, high-ownership team that moves quickly to field new designs.

You will work with stakeholders to ensure operational needs are understood, design and test equipment for rapid deployment, adopt standards for interfaces, and drive a common look across the product ecosystem while

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or aviation related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Aerospace, Defense or product development/design environments including technology maturation.
• Familiarity in applying Systems Engineering and understanding of its benefits and limitations.
• Experience in operational environments with logistics, maintenance, or training roles and fielded systems support.

Responsibilities

• Architect, plan, and lead the design and development of a broad Support System (deploy, supply, operate and maintain).
• Hire, develop, and grow a focused hands-on Engineering team delivering practical Support System solutions.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders on a comprehensive concept of employment to ensure operational needs are understood.
• Own day-in-the-life decomposition activities to influence functional design of the Air Vehicle and Mission Systems.
• Design, fabricate and test Air Vehicle and Mission System transport and handling equipment for rapid deployment.
• Identify interfaces and standards for supply systems (e.g., fueling) for design inputs.
• Leverage emerging technologies to develop maintenance systems, processes, and training approaches.
• Collaborate across divisions to ensure a consistent look and feel of a Common Support System.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Air Vehicle design

Leadership

Security clearance eligible

Operational logistics experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Support System Lead to guide development of an advanced airborne platform. You will shape the scope of a broad Support System, from deploy to maintain, and build a lean, high-ownership team that moves quickly to field new designs.

You will work with stakeholders to ensure operational needs are understood, design and test equipment for rapid deployment, adopt standards for interfaces, and drive a common look across the product ecosystem while