Senior Ground Vehicle Systems Architect

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to own the system architecture for a new ground maneuver product. You will define how the kit installs on vehicles, manage power, and specify interfaces to vehicle networks, ensuring scalable design across multiple platforms.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, software, and mission systems engineers, and supervise ICDs, SRR/PDR/CDR processes, and cross-team integration efforts while reporting to the Ground Maneuver Chief

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of systems engineering experience, including leading systems engineering on a hardware development program through at least PDR
• Experience integrating electronics onto military or commercial ground vehicles
• Working knowledge of vehicle electrical power systems and MIL-STD-1275
• Experience with vehicle networks and data buses (CAN, J1939, Ethernet)
• Experience writing ICDs and owning an interface across teams or companies
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810
• Track record of making architecture tradeoffs and defending them to engineering leadership and customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Own the system architecture across vehicle classes, scalable across platforms.
• Define and own the interface standard between base kit and mission kits: power, data, network and mechanical.
• Own the vehicle power budget: kit draw, vehicle supply, behavior when power runs short.
• Define interfaces to vehicle data buses and Army systems.
• Translate product and customer needs into system requirements with traceability and verification.
• Write and maintain ICDs with owners and sign-offs.
• Lead the technical content of design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) with criteria and evidence.
• Run trade studies on compute, power and packaging with clear recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineers across Anduril lines and government partners.
• Maintain the technical risk register with Chief Engineer and program team.
• Hands-on work in lab and on vehicles during integration and test.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Excellent communication

Security clearance

Education

B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or Computer Engineering

Tools

MIL-STD-1275

CAN

J1939

Ethernet

ICDs

Cameo SysML

MIL-STD-461

MIL-STD-810

Job description

Anduril Industries in California seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to own the system architecture for a new ground maneuver product. You will define how the kit installs on vehicles, manage power, and specify interfaces to vehicle networks, ensuring scalable design across multiple platforms.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, software, and mission systems engineers, and supervise ICDs, SRR/PDR/CDR processes, and cross-team integration efforts while reporting to the Ground Maneuver Chief