Senior Software Engineering Manager – Defense Simulation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company at the forefront of autonomy, AI, and simulation. The Air Dominance & Strike team develops aerial and multi-domain robotic systems and powers Lattice for Mission Autonomy, enabling Fury, Barracuda, and other robots to collaborate across missions.

The role focuses on growing and mentoring the engineering team, defining technical direction with the Chief Engineer, and delivering secure, high-assurance software in classified environments, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with complex systems architecture.
• 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

People management

Software development

System architecture

API design

Secure environments

Stakeholder management

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company at the forefront of autonomy, AI, and simulation. The Air Dominance & Strike team develops aerial and multi-domain robotic systems and powers Lattice for Mission Autonomy, enabling Fury, Barracuda, and other robots to collaborate across missions.

The role focuses on growing and mentoring the engineering team, defining technical direction with the Chief Engineer, and delivering secure, high-assurance software in classified environments, with