Chief Systems Architect - Digital Twin & Simulation Lead

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a Chief Systems Architect to lead the Systems Integrity Group. You will build simulation and digital twin validation frameworks, own architecture for tooling that verifies system integrity, and supervise V&V across Anduril's digital production stack.

You will lead a team of engineers, partner with manufacturing to translate workflows into software requirements, and deploy solutions in factory environments with edge compute.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience building production software systems.
• Expertise in simulation and digital twin architectures.
• Experience with real-time data visualization and verification tooling.
• Ability to lead multi‑team architectural initiatives.
• Familiarity with ERP/MES/PLM and enterprise integration concepts.

Responsibilities

• Architect federated co-simulation and digital twin validation frameworks.
• Develop V&V automation and verification tooling across the production stack.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to translate workflows into software requirements.
• Write production-quality code with tests and participate in reviews.
• Lead simulation framework development using Unreal Engine 5 for industrial visualization.
• Build V&V pipelines across design, manufacturing, and operations domains.
• Design integration layers between simulation and live production data sources.
• Deploy and operate systems in factory environments including edge compute.
• Own the architectural vision for simulation, digital twin, and enterprise integration.
• Mentor and grow a team of engineers focused on simulation and verification.

Skills

Simulation frameworks

Digital twin

3D visualization

V&V automation

Unreal Engine 5

Software architecture

Edge compute

CI/CD

Leadership

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a Chief Systems Architect to lead the Systems Integrity Group. You will build simulation and digital twin validation frameworks, own architecture for tooling that verifies system integrity, and supervise V&V across Anduril's digital production stack.

You will lead a team of engineers, partner with manufacturing to translate workflows into software requirements, and deploy solutions in factory environments with edge compute.