Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Aerospace Platforms

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead end-to-end development of autonomous and mission systems. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration to define requirements and architecture, plus hands-on prototyping, testing, and integration with hardware teams.

The candidate should have 8+ years in relevant fields, possess strong debugging and test automation skills, and hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance. Willingness to travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of post-grad industry experience in engineering domains such as electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering.
• Strong interest in systems design, integration, and test.
• Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and build experience.
• Experience developing automated test scripts and frameworks using Python or MATLAB.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; highly organized.
• U.S. Secret security clearance or higher.
• Ability to travel up to 25% for test planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development by defining requirements and system architecture in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Design, develop, and maintain system components meeting performance in complex environments.
• Test and debug to ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience of software in distributed contexts.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and product managers for seamless software/hardware integration.
• Document software engineering processes and ensure adherence to quality and regulatory standards.

Skills

Prototyping

Troubleshooting

System design

Test automation

Python

MATLAB

Communication

Tools

Python

MATLAB

IP-Based networks

Robotics systems

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead end-to-end development of autonomous and mission systems. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration to define requirements and architecture, plus hands-on prototyping, testing, and integration with hardware teams.

The candidate should have 8+ years in relevant fields, possess strong debugging and test automation skills, and hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance. Willingness to travel up to 25% is required.