Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace

Slope; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Support in health and recovery

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead to join their team in Broomfield, CO. This role involves leading the design, development, and validation of tactical software for command and control products.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of systems engineering experience, strong programming skills, and the ability to navigate complex systems. Offered salary ranges from $166,000 to $220,000 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hardware and software systems engineering experience.
• 1+ year of people management experience.
• Demonstrated use of model based systems engineering in program lifecycle.
• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities.
• Integrate emerging capabilities into new products and system configurations.
• Develop test plans, acceptance criteria, and analysis tools.
• Own systems end-to-end, ensuring successful outcomes.

Skills

Model based systems engineering

Programming in Python

Statistics

AI/ML

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

JAMA

Cameo

Matlab

Simulink

AFSIM

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real‑time, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At Anduril, our Battlespace Awareness Command and Control Software team specializes in solving complex, real‑world problems through cutting‑edge algorithms and intelligent software integrations. Operating in small, innovative teams, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to deliver advanced technologies with mission‑critical applications. Our commitment doesn't end with academic research or proof‑of‑concept experiments; we measure our success by the real‑world impact of our deployed solutions. Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's vision — "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" — we aim to achieve groundbreaking results in path planning, route optimization, and autonomous mission execution at the command and control layer. We are currently seeking highly talented technologists to join our mission and redefine the future of defense technology.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking to hire a Systems Engineer Lead to join our rapidly growing team in Broomfield, CO. The Battlespace Awareness team develops tactical sense‑ and decision‑making software that provides advanced capabilities for Anduril's command and control (C2) products. This software must work with various combinations of compute hardware, connected sensor/effector hardware, and supporting software services. It must be effective, robust, and safe across various configurations, mission sets, and customer experiences. We need systems engineers who are capable of internalizing the nuances of these complex systems, and ensuring the technical success of an end‑to‑end solution.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Systems Engineer Lead will support the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities including tracking, sensor/effector management, battlespace optimization, and threat forecasting. This role bridges system design, requirements management, modeling and simulation (M&S), and verification & validation (V&V) activities. You will integrate emerging capabilities into new products and system configurations. You will lead requirements decomposition across cross‑functional teams, defining success in the face of ambiguity. You will develop test plans, acceptance criteria, and analysis tools to evaluate system performance using both simulation and collected field data. You will use data‑driven analysis to verify customer requirements are met, and create artifacts to trace performance as the system evolves. You will own systems end‑to‑end, bringing an ability to identify and solve problems between the seams and push through to reach an ultimate desired outcome.

• Develop and execute high‑fidelity modeling and simulation environments to validate algorithm performance, evaluate system capabilities against requirements, and predict real‑world performance before field deployment.
• Lead requirements decomposition across cross‑functional teams, defining success in the face of ambiguity.
• Responsible for scoping ideal system laydown, scrutinizing system performance, and ensuring the deployed system is meeting customer requirements.
• Own systems end to end with the ability to identify and solve problems between the seams and push through to reach an ultimate outcome.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of hardware and software systems engineering experience. Degree in Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 1+ year of people management experience.
• Demonstrated use of model based systems engineering in program lifecycle. Experience with tools such as JAMA, Cameo, Matlab, Simulink, AFSIM.
• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python for data parsing, modeling & simulation, data analysis, and visualization.
• Skilled in Statistics, AI/ML, Requirements, Testing, MBSE.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the application of engineering standards into engineering processes or requirements.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly to developers, system leads, and customers.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Up to 25% travel to customer sites.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Systems Safety experience.
• Familiarity with Linux OS.
• Familiarity with processes and constraints for real‑time and safety‑critical software.
• Working knowledge of C/C++ or Rust (coding full‑time is not required but understanding is valuable).
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
• Prior involvement in field exercises, test events, experimentation campaigns.
• Comfortable obtaining data from software platforms using command‑line tools.
• Previous experience in a defense, aerospace, or naval environment.
• Experience with any of the following: radar, optics, tracking systems, distributed systems, autonomous systems, computer vision, wireless communication, software defined radios, networking.
• Exceptional proficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization.

Salary Range: $166,000 – $220,000 USD.

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.