Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering Lead

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is building a dedicated Systems Engineering group to guide MBSE and testing for Group 5 Mission Autonomy across defense platforms. The team works with Mission Software, Product Engineering, and Business Development to deliver autonomous capabilities and verified artifacts.

The role leads systems engineering in a fast-moving software environment, shaping processes, and attracting talent to build robust autonomy solutions while ensuring readiness for Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years Systems Engineering experience across the life cycle.
• Demonstrated ability developing autonomy solutions for commercial or defense applications
• Demonstrated ability integrating and testing autonomy solutions as part of higher level vehicle behavior
• Demonstrated ability with requirements-based testing frameworks
• Experience managing multiple teams up to 15 engineers
• Experience designing systems using MBSE methods in SysML
• Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts
• Experience with software development and associated tools/infrastructure (Github, CI/CD pipelines, etc)
• Experience advocating for systems engineering practices in adverse environments
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Manage the Anduril Group 5 Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering homeroom.
• Own Group 5 Mission Autonomy business outcomes.
• Advocate for systems engineering rigor in a high-paced software engineering environment.
• Collaborate with other systems engineering and software engineering leads.
• Develop systems engineering frameworks and processes that streamline artifact delivery across multiple programs.
• Build a team with deep understanding of Anduril platforms, autonomy, simulation, and perception products through the creation and maintenance of systems engineering artifacts.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Autonomy Solutions

SysML MBSE

Requirements-based Testing

Team Leadership

CI/CD Github

Communication Skills

Security Clearance Ready

Education

B.S. in engineering or technical field

Tools

Github

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Anduril Industries is building a dedicated Systems Engineering group to guide MBSE and testing for Group 5 Mission Autonomy across defense platforms. The team works with Mission Software, Product Engineering, and Business Development to deliver autonomous capabilities and verified artifacts.

The role leads systems engineering in a fast-moving software environment, shaping processes, and attracting talent to build robust autonomy solutions while ensuring readiness for Top Secret clearance.