Maritime Payload Systems Lead — Autonomy

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a payload integration engineer to own the integration of mission payloads for a maritime autonomous vehicle from concept to deployment. You will manage interfaces, interoperability, and reference mission kits from concept to deployment, reporting to the Mission Systems Lead.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in payload integration within defense or aerospace and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of payload integration experience in defense or aerospace.
• Experience delivering payload integration in defense or aerospace environments.
• Experience with sensor integration, weapons systems, or C4ISR payloads.
• End-to-end product delivery lifecycle: design, test, manufacturing, deployment.
• Knowledge of military mission sets and payload capabilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own payload architecture: mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces for all mission payloads
• Drive integration of Anduril payloads and government-furnished equipment onto the platform
• Drive interoperability standards for payload modularity across vehicle configurations
• Develop reference mission kits that package payloads with autonomy behaviors for specific mission sets
• Define payload interface requirements and work with Vehicle Systems on accommodation
• Manage payload integration schedule and cost across prototype and production phases
• Coordinate with third-party vendors on payload qualification and integration
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers across payload disciplines
• Support testing and field deployment of payload systems
• Represent the payload subsystem in technical and customer meetings
• Interface with Mission Systems Lead and autonomy team on mission system integration
• Travel up to 25% to test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations

Skills

Payload integration

Sensor integration

C4ISR payloads

Systems engineering

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a payload integration engineer to own the integration of mission payloads for a maritime autonomous vehicle from concept to deployment. You will manage interfaces, interoperability, and reference mission kits from concept to deployment, reporting to the Mission Systems Lead.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in payload integration within defense or aerospace and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.