Lead Systems Engineer, Ground Maneuver & Vehicle Architecture

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for its Ground Maneuver team to architect a scalable system across multiple vehicle platforms and to define interfaces for base and mission kits, power budgeting, and data buses. You will lead design reviews, write ICDs, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust, testable solutions.

You will work hands‑on in the lab and on vehicles, coordinating with program managers and government engineers. A U.S.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of systems engineering experience, including leading systems engineering on a hardware development program through at least 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 an interface across teams or companies
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810
• Track record of making architecture tradeoffs and defending them to engineering leadership and customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Own the system architecture across vehicle classes, so one design scales across many platforms instead of being redone for each vehicle.
• Define and own the interface standard between the base kit and the mission kits: power, data, network and mechanical.
• Own the vehicle power budget: what the kit draws, what the vehicle can supply, and how the system behaves when power runs short.
• Define the interfaces to vehicle data buses (CAN, J1939, vehicle Ethernet) and to the Army systems already installed on the vehicle.
• Turn product and customer needs into system requirements, with traceability and a verification method for every requirement.
• Write and maintain the interface control documents (ICDs), and get each one an owner and sign‑off on both sides.
• Lead the technical content of design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), including the entrance and exit criteria and the evidence that the design meets them.
• Run trade studies on compute, power and packaging, and bring clear recommendations to the Chief Engineer.
• Work directly with engineers in other Anduril business lines whose products will ride on the kit. Understand their needs and hold the line on the standard.
• Keep the technical risk register with the Chief Engineer and program team.
• Work hands‑on in the lab and on vehicles during integration and test.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

U.S. Secret clearance

Education

B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cameo

SysML

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for its Ground Maneuver team to architect a scalable system across multiple vehicle platforms and to define interfaces for base and mission kits, power budgeting, and data buses. You will lead design reviews, write ICDs, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust, testable solutions.

You will work hands‑on in the lab and on vehicles, coordinating with program managers and government engineers. A U.S.