Senior Chief Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to own the technical development of large unmanned aircraft from concept to production and sustainment. You will lead air vehicle design, propulsion, guidance, payload integration, and flight test, while building teams and setting a clear technical vision.

The role requires senior program leadership, strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and travel up to 50% to customer sites. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of unmanned aircraft at and above Group 3 class.
• Experience in a senior role leading air vehicle programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.
• Experience driving strategic direction in competitive landscapes, solving complex system optimization challenges under tight constraints.
• Proven ability to deliver functional capabilities while aligning technical objectives with programmatic outcomes.
• Demonstrated collaboration and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel up to 50% to Customer and Test Sites; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and programmatic execution of new and existing air vehicle systems design, fabrication, test, productization and sustainment.
• Own the technical and programmatic success of your programs, establish technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.
• Set up trades to enable exploration of early conceptual designs while working with technical SMEs and Business Development teams to find solutions for gaps in DOD capabilities.
• Manage detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, sub-system trades and optimization, risk management, and KPIs.
• Coordinate fabrication of prototype and low-rate production articles and subsystem/system level test efforts.
• Support remotely deployed operations of your systems and ensure sufficient resource plans for the work scope.

Skills

Unmanned aircraft expertise

Leadership experience

Strategic direction

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to own the technical development of large unmanned aircraft from concept to production and sustainment. You will lead air vehicle design, propulsion, guidance, payload integration, and flight test, while building teams and setting a clear technical vision.

The role requires senior program leadership, strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and travel up to 50% to customer sites. A U.S.