Senior System Engineer, ModSim, Joint Simulation Environment (JSE)

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to guide MBSE strategy and requirements-based testing for autonomous mission systems.

You will work across Mission Software Engineers, Program Management, and Operations Analysts to build models, run simulations, and validate system designs. Qualified candidates have a Top Secret clearance, 8+ years in systems engineering across life cycles, and experience with MODSIM tools (AFSIM/JSE), SysML/DoDAF/UAFP, and MBSE artifacts.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance required and maintainable.
• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering/technical field.
• 8+ years Systems Engineering experience across the life cycle.
• Experience with MODSIM environments like AFSIM or JSE.
• Understanding of MODSIM environment interfaces and behaviors.
• Experience with requirements analysis and system design in a government context.
• Proficiency in writing and owning systems-level requirements.
• Strong engineering background in Aerospace, Dynamics & Controls, GNC, Systems, or similar.
• Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on complex systems (DoD Weapon Systems, Space Systems, etc.).
• Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar.
• Experience developing MBSE artifacts (OVs, SVs, diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, etc.).
• Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar tools (Rhapsody, SparxEA).
• Outstanding communication skills, including visual presentation of complex data.

Responsibilities

• Red-team designs, models, and analyses across a program.
• Build models and simulations to prove or break a claim.
• Work as a systems engineer to support Program Management, Mission Software Engineers, and Operations Analysts.
• Communicate complex results with clear visual data presentations to engineers, leadership, and stakeholders.

Skills

Clearance (TS)

Systems engineering

MODSIM environments

SysML/DoDAF/UAFP

Modeling & simulation

Requirements analysis

Communication skills

Engineering background

Education

B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering/technical field

Tools

Cameo MagicDraw

Rhapsody

SparxEA

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are working on cutting-edge autonomous airpower systems that need to operate in the most demanding environments. To support our development and deployment tasks, we are building a Systems Engineering team to guide Digital Engineering strategy and complement our Mission Software Engineering, Product Engineering, and Business Development teams. This team will provide Model Based Systems Engineering and Requirements Based Testing artifacts which will be used in support of product development, delivery, and sustainment of advanced mission autonomy systems.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Red-team designs, models, and analyses across a program
• Build models and simulations needed to prove or break a claim.
• Work as a systems engineer to support Program Management, Mission Software Engineers, and Operations Analysts.
• Communicate complex results, including strong visual presentation of data, to engineers, leadership, and stakeholders

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
• 8+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle. The more, the better
• Experience with MODSIM environments like AFSIM or JSE
• Understanding of underlying MODSIM environment interfaces and behaviors
• Experience with requirements analysis and system design in a government context
• Proficiency with writing and owning systems-level requirements
• Strong engineering background in a relevant field (Aerospace, Dynamics & Controls, GNC, Systems, or similar)
• Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on complex systems - DoD Weapon Systems, Space Systems, etc...
• Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
• Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...
• Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software (Rhapsody, SparxEA, etc...)
• Outstanding communication skills, including visual presentation of complex data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on track record of both designing/building and analyzing real engineering systems — not analysis-only
• Demonstrated ability to find problems others miss: failure analysis, adversarial review, independent verification, or equivalent
• Proven track record of independently owning and executing deliverables with little to no management
• Proficiency with physics-math scripting (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink, Python + numpy/scipy)

US Salary Range

$180,000 — $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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