Fury Program Technical Lead & Architect

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a strong technical lead to own the Fury program's development from concept through flight test, building a team and guiding design decisions for multiple variant configurations.

You will coordinate with senior program leadership, engineering, suppliers and customers, develop roadmaps, budgets and staffing plans, and ensure rigorous design reviews, test methodologies, and risk reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering.
• 10+ years of technical engineering experience.
• Proven experience developing and executing detailed action strategies.
• Experience managing technical development projects or programs.
• Experience building and leading technical teams.
• Experience with aircraft system design, prototype and test.
• Experience with supporting or leading customer facing technical discussions.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own Fury program development from concept through flight test, defining technical goals and leading a team to deliver multiple Fury variants.
• Collaborate with Senior Director, Fury Programs, engineering leaders, suppliers and customers to align objectives and drive execution.
• Interact with customers to develop Fury vision, CONOPs, and configurations, and own the technical solution space.
• Establish program plan and communicate it to the team to keep work on track.
• Coordinate design-level trades across functional engineering teams.
• Define requirements, design reviews, trade studies, and operational analysis to assess system effectiveness.
• Incorporate first-principles aircraft design, standards, safety, testing methodology and risk reduction.
• Communicate with executive leadership and external partners; develop white papers and technical presentations.
• Build a technical and programmatic team around business opportunities and recruit top talent.

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a strong technical lead to own the Fury program's development from concept through flight test, building a team and guiding design decisions for multiple variant configurations.

You will coordinate with senior program leadership, engineering, suppliers and customers, develop roadmaps, budgets and staffing plans, and ensure rigorous design reviews, test methodologies, and risk reduction.