Senior Systems Engineer – Expeditionary Edge & C2

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for Expeditionary Systems to own the full lifecycle of mission-ready systems—from concept and architecture to integration, test, and deployment on deployable command centers and sensing platforms.

You will lead architecture trades across mechanical, electrical, software, and thermal domains, with MBSE/SysML modeling and rigorous requirements traceability throughout development and fielding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline
• 2-6 years of systems engineering experience in a complex, multidisciplinary environment
• Experience developing, documenting, and maturing systems from design through production or fielding
• Ability to work across engineering disciplines — comfortable engaging with mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams
• Strong requirements development and documentation skills
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop system architectures and lead design trades across mechanical, electrical, software, thermal, and power domains
• Decompose operational needs into system and subsystem requirements with clear traceability, testability, and allocation
• Create and maintain systems engineering artifacts including ICDs, system block diagrams, ConOps, and requirements specifications
• Drive SWaP, transportability, survivability, and human factors trades that shape the product from day one
• Lead and support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) with technical rigor and cross-functional alignment
• Own verification and validation planning and execution across analysis, inspection, demonstration, and test
• Support system integration activities, troubleshooting cross-discipline issues as hardware, software, and firmware come together
• Conduct FMEA/FMECA and manage technical risk throughout the development lifecycle
• Travel to field exercises, deployments, and customer sites to validate system performance, support operators, and bring feedback back to the design team

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture

Requirements development

Traceability

FMEA/FMECA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Cameo

MBSE/SysML

Jama

DOORS

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for Expeditionary Systems to own the full lifecycle of mission-ready systems—from concept and architecture to integration, test, and deployment on deployable command centers and sensing platforms.

You will lead architecture trades across mechanical, electrical, software, and thermal domains, with MBSE/SysML modeling and rigorous requirements traceability throughout development and fielding.