Senior Sensor Engineer — Air Defense Autonomy & Sensing

XYZ Venture Capital; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Sensor Engineer to lead integration of sensor modalities including RF/radar, EO/IR, and acoustic sensors. You will drive end-to-end hardware integrations from requirements to deployment and work with cross-functional teams to turn raw detections into actionable engagements.

You will represent the company as a technical authority on airborne sensing, engaging with vendors, partners, and customers while maintaining high ownership of system

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Depth in multi-modal sensor architecture and sensor selection.
• Ownership of a complex system across design, integration and production.
• Experience with quantitative sensing performance verification and validation.
• Authorized to work in the United States and eligible for US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own sensor hardware integrations end to end from requirements through architecture, block diagram and test.
• Evaluate performance of RF/radar, EO/IR, acoustic arrays and other sensor families.
• Integrate sensor hardware with the kill chain alongside other teams to enable engagement.
• Represent Anduril as a technical authority on airborne sensing with vendors and customers.

Skills

Sensor architecture

System integration

Quantitative validation

Ownership

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

MIL-STD-810/461

AFSIM

I2C_SPI_UART_RS422/485_Eth_PCIe

Job description

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Sensor Engineer to lead integration of sensor modalities including RF/radar, EO/IR, and acoustic sensors. You will drive end-to-end hardware integrations from requirements to deployment and work with cross-functional teams to turn raw detections into actionable engagements.

You will represent the company as a technical authority on airborne sensing, engaging with vendors, partners, and customers while maintaining high ownership of system