Principal Workday Engineer, CorporateOS

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a highly skilled Workday Solutions Engineer to design, develop, implement, and drive adoption of people systems. You will collaborate with engineering, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, accounting, and finance to translate business needs into automated, scalable solutions.

You will lead system-centric projects, work with vendors, build custom solutions when needed, and provide training and documentation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing, developing, and implementing business processes into systems (Aerospace & Defense preferred).
• Experience as a sole administrator with limited external resources.
• Proven track record leading complex system-centric projects end-to-end.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills translating requirements into solutions.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• U.S. Person status required for export-controlled data access.
• Willingness to be in-office full-time and travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement solutions that meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with partners across People, Finance, and Legal to automate key functions.
• Analyze current systems and processes to identify improvements.
• Lead the development and implementation of system-centric projects with scope, timelines, budgets.
• Work with vendors to integrate systems into the infrastructure.
• Coordinate with internal software teams to build custom solutions when needed.
• Provide guidance, training, and documentation on system best practices.

Skills

Workday systems

Systems administration

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

US Person status

Travel willingness

Tools

Rippling

Oracle

Workday

ADP

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 realtime, 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

The Business Systems team is responsible for building and optimizing the many systems and internal technologies that enable Anduril to accomplish its mission. Anduril’s supply chain, accounting, sales & growth, field maintenance, manufacturing, and many more teams rely on the technology built and maintained by us. We call this system‑of‑systems "CorpOS". Within CorpOS lies a suite of digital software solutions aimed at solving the problems for our growth, finance, people teams that interplays heavily with our ArsenalOS solutions that enable Anduril’s engineering, production, and sustainment departments.

About The Job

We are seeking a highly skilled Workday Solutions Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and driving adoption of our people systems’ capabilities to ensure Anduril is successful for the near and long term. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams spanning engineering, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, accounting, finance, and more to understand the business needs, engineer solutions, and ensure our systems are aligned with the company’s goals and objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and implement solutions that meet the business requirements of the organization
• Collaborate with business partners across People, Finance, and Legal to understand business requirements and translate them into functional and technical solutions, with the result being automation of key business functions
• Analyze current systems and processes to identify areas for improvement and make improvements
• Lead the development and implementation of system‑centric projects, including defining project scope, requirements, timelines, and budgets
• Work with vendors and third‑party service providers to integrate systems and solutions into the company’s infrastructure
• Work with internal software development teams to build out custom solutions if we decide to build rather than buy
• Provide guidance and support to the stakeholder teams on system and process best practices, including training and documentation

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing business processes into systems at manufacturing companies (Aerospace & Defense industry preferred)
• Experience as a sole administrator (limited reliance on external resources to execute on projects)
• Proven track record of leading complex system‑centric projects from conception to completion
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export‑controlled data
• Ability to be in‑office full time and willingness to travel up to 25% to visit other offices where hands‑on instruction and assistance will be necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in high‑security or defense industry environments
• Exposure to ERP and HCM platforms (Rippling, Oracle, Workday, ADP, etc.)

US Salary Range

$220,000—$292,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.