Chief Engineer, Maritime Autonomy & AUV Systems

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Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 253,000 - 336,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Engineer for its Maritime product line to drive engineering from concept to delivery. You will coordinate with program leadership, other Anduril teams, and vendors to ensure traceability from customer input to technical decisions.

Ideal candidates bring extensive ocean-going craft experience, DoD system knowledge, and a proven track record of building and leading multi-disciplinary teams with high ownership across design, analysis, and testing.

Qualifications

Deep understanding of ocean-going craft, systems engineering, product development, and overall engineering process.
Experience in a senior role leading maritime programs from concept through test and delivery to customers.
Strong understanding of the 'why' behind vehicle and systems design.
Experience working on mission-critical DoD systems.
Proven delivery history when facing open-ended problems with analysis, testing, and validation.
Experience building and leading teams with clear vision and high ownership over problems.
Willingness to travel 25% to customer and test sites.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Support early architecture definition and scoping for a new product, defining the technical approach, key requirements, and prototype design
Support the build out of development timelines with associated milestones and staffing needs
Work directly with the product team to ensure tactical development is executed on plan
Accountable for technical decisions and developments on the AUV
Perform initial system trades and studies on key functions, such as energy storage, vehicle control, volume and mass budget creation, and payload capacity
Lead a new team within Anduril Maritime working on development and prototyping of a new platform; defining key performance parameters and requirements and supporting SRR, PDR, and CDR
Work closely with functional leads to drive common approaches for technical development and process
Responsible for root cause corrective action process as well as case-by-case execution and implementation
Have high ownership over the reliability and lifetime performance of the AUV product and family
Technical point of contact for IRADs on AUV, consulting or delegating as required to appropriate leads
Identify opportunities for Division collaboration and commonality in design and processes
Key stakeholder for technical feasibility/impact in proposed work or capability insertion