Payload Module Lead – Autonomous Thunder Platform

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for the Thunder platform to design, integrate, verify, and validate a weapon payload module. You will lead a 6–8 person cross‑functional team across software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines, guiding test, fielding, and sustainment from requirements through deployment.

You will develop system designs, drive interfaces, and address safety interlocks while coordinating with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Progressive engineering experience in leadership roles.
• Experience integrating weapons or avionics onto aircraft.
• U.S. Person status for ITAR and Top Secret eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration, verification, and validation of a weapon payload module onto Thunder.
• Direct or mentor a 6–8 engineer multidisciplinary team across software, electrical, mechanical.
• Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules for the module.
• Create system/architecture designs and derive module requirements.
• Troubleshoot conflicting design and development requirements.
• Drive MIL-STD 1553/1760 interfaces, mounts, and power/cooling for the module.
• Own SMS and fire control logic including state machines and safety interlocks.
• Coordinate with customers and suppliers on module integration issues.

Skills

C++

MATLAB

Python

Leadership

Systems engineering

MBSE

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in engineering, CS or related

Tools

MIL STD 1553

MIL STD 1760

NX/Teamcenter

SolidWorks

Cameo

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for the Thunder platform to design, integrate, verify, and validate a weapon payload module. You will lead a 6–8 person cross‑functional team across software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines, guiding test, fielding, and sustainment from requirements through deployment.

You will develop system designs, drive interfaces, and address safety interlocks while coordinating with customers and suppliers.