Chief UAV Systems Engineer — Advanced Robotics & Autonomy

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to lead UAV system architecture, design small drones, and prototype interfaces for next-generation platforms. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines to advance concepts to flight-ready systems, with hands-on testing and occasional travel.

The role emphasizes multidisciplinary design, prototyping, and rigorous testing to ensure high-performance autonomous platforms for defense applications.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of industry experience with system architecture and integration
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, software disciplines
• Hands-on build and prototyping of robotic or aircraft systems
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize system architecture for UAV upgrades
• Design small drones and initial prototypes
• Plan interfaces for new UAV products and platforms
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams through the product life cycle
• Draft test plans and support vehicle-level acceptance testing
• Develop interface controls for hardware and software integration
• Lead data analysis to identify performance trends and failures
• Support build and benchtop testing of new systems
• Conduct hands-on UAV testing with travel as required

Skills

System architecture

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Prototyping & testing

Hands-on hardware integration

Travel for test planning

Security clearance readiness

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to lead UAV system architecture, design small drones, and prototype interfaces for next-generation platforms. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines to advance concepts to flight-ready systems, with hands-on testing and occasional travel.

The role emphasizes multidisciplinary design, prototyping, and rigorous testing to ensure high-performance autonomous platforms for defense applications.