Lead Ground Vehicle Systems Architect

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Lead Systems Engineer for its Ground Maneuver team. You will own system architecture across vehicle classes, define interface standards, and drive design reviews. You’ll collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and mission systems engineers to ensure robust, scalable integration on multiple vehicle platforms.

You’ll also lead trade studies, manage power budgets, and maintain ICDs while working hands-on in lab and on vehicles. A U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of systems engineering experience on hardware development programs through PDR.
• Experience integrating electronics onto military or commercial ground vehicles.
• Working knowledge of vehicle electrical power systems and MIL-STD-1275.
• Experience with vehicle networks and data buses (CAN, J1939, Ethernet).
• Experience writing ICDs and owning interfaces across teams or companies.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810.
• Strong architecture tradeoff decisions and defense of those choices to leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own system architecture across vehicle classes for scalable design.
• Define and own interface standards between base kit and mission kits.
• Manage vehicle power budget and behavior under power constraints.
• Define interfaces to data buses and Army vehicle systems.
• Translate needs into verifiable system requirements with traceability.
• Write and maintain ICDs with clear ownership and sign-off.
• Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) with criteria and evidence.
• Conduct trade studies on compute, power and packaging.
• Collaborate with engineers across Anduril lines and partners.
• Maintain the technical risk register with Chief Engineer and program team.
• Provide hands-on support in lab and on-vehicle integration.

Skills

Systems thinking

Architecture tradeoffs

Cross‑functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Computer Engineering

Tools

CAN

J1939

Ethernet

MIL-STD-1275

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Lead Systems Engineer for its Ground Maneuver team. You will own system architecture across vehicle classes, define interface standards, and drive design reviews. You’ll collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and mission systems engineers to ensure robust, scalable integration on multiple vehicle platforms.

You’ll also lead trade studies, manage power budgets, and maintain ICDs while working hands-on in lab and on vehicles. A U.S.