Senior Simulation Platforms Engineering Lead

Anduril; Washington, Costa Mesa (District of Columbia, CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Simulation Platforms to scale the Air Dominance & Strike software stack. You will lead a growing team of engineers, partner with the Chief Engineer to set technical direction, and drive modern, modular simulation architectures with robust APIs.

The role requires security clearance, hands-on leadership, experience in secure or classified environments, and collaboration with government and defense partners to deliver premier

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
• 5+ years of managing software engineering teams with a track record of scaling talent.
• 3
• 5+ years hands-on software development with complex systems architecture and API design.
• Experience developing, deploying, and testing software within secure, classified, or air-gapped environments.
• Experience partnering with business development teams, writing technical proposals, or helping scope engineering work for government contracts.
• Proven ability to manage customer expectations and negotiate technical delivery paths when stakeholders have competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and scale the engineering team significantly, fostering a high‑performance culture
• Partner closely with the Chief Engineer to define the technical direction, modernize simulation architectures into modular systems, and own successful project execution.
• Maintain and build strong relationships with key stakeholders across government‑owned simulation environments and defense funding, acquisition, and innovation agencies.
• Partner with business development teams to identify new opportunities, evaluate technical feasibility, and lead the technical writing of proposals to expand the team's footprint.

Skills

Security clearance TS

Team management

Software development

API design

Government contracts

Stakeholder management

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Simulation Platforms to scale the Air Dominance & Strike software stack. You will lead a growing team of engineers, partner with the Chief Engineer to set technical direction, and drive modern, modular simulation architectures with robust APIs.

The role requires security clearance, hands-on leadership, experience in secure or classified environments, and collaboration with government and defense partners to deliver premier