Senior Software Engineering Manager - Defense Simulation & Autonomy

Mosaic.tech

United States

On-site

USD 220,000 - 292,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to grow and mentor an engineering team within the Air Dominance & Strike group. You will partner with the Chief Engineer to modernize simulation architectures and own delivery for government contracts, ensuring robust real-time simulation platforms and secure integration.

The role requires active TS clearance, 5+ years leading software teams, and hands-on development in secure environments.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
  • 5+ years hands-on software development experience with complex systems architecture.
  • Experience in secure, classified, or air-gapped environments.
  • Experience partnering with business development teams, writing technical proposals, or scoping engineering work for government contracts.
  • Proven ability to manage customer expectations and negotiate technical delivery paths.

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

Team management
Software development
System architecture
API design
Security clearance
Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to grow and mentor an engineering team within the Air Dominance & Strike group. You will partner with the Chief Engineer to modernize simulation architectures and own delivery for government contracts, ensuring robust real-time simulation platforms and secure integration.

The role requires active TS clearance, 5+ years leading software teams, and hands-on development in secure environments.

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