Senior Systems Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior System Architect to define and document architectures for complex hardware/software systems, ensuring traceability from requirements to tests and alignment with program goals.

You will lead system-level design reviews, own the technical baseline, and collaborate with a fast-paced team using next-generation agentic modeling tools.

A current U.S. Secret clearance is required; expertise across hardware, software and firmware is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience documenting and developing system requirements for new product design.
• Lead system architect for complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience creating architectures and artifacts for hardware, software, and firmware.
• Hands-on with Cameo Systems Modeler; familiar with SysML v1.x/v2.0; open to new tools.
• Proven ability to optimize engineering workflows, including automated traceability and CI-driven verification.
• Ability to decompose complex systems into executable requirements to meet government expectations.
• Strong technical communication skills for briefings to leadership and customers.
• Ability to influence across hardware, software, firmware disciplines.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and document system architectures for complex hardware/software systems, including functional decomposition, interface definition, and allocation of requirements.
• Establish and maintain traceability between requirements, designs, and tests to ensure the final product meets the specified requirements.
• Collaborate with a fast-paced hardware and software design and development team.
• Build, develop and integrate system models; incorporate inputs from stakeholder requirements and related design documents.
• Own the system model as the authoritative source of design intent using agentic modeling tools.
• Lead system-level design reviews and own the technical baseline coming out of them.

Skills

Software engineering

Hardware design

FPGA development

System requirements

Architectural leadership

System modeling

Technical communication

Influence without authority

Secret clearance

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

SysML v1/v2

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

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers' most pressing national security requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Define and document system architectures for complex hardware/software systems, including functional decomposition, interface definition, and allocation of requirements to hardware, software, and firmware elements.
• Establish and maintain traceability between requirements, designs, and tests to ensure the final product meets the specified requirements.
• Collaborate with a fast-paced and quick reaction hardware and software design and development team.
• Build, develop and integrate system models; incorporating inputs from stakeholder requirements, interface documentation, and related design and systems engineering documents.
• Own the system model as the authoritative source of design intent - structure, behavior, interfaces, and requirements allocation - using next-generation agentic modeling tools rather than traditional desktop MBSE suites.
• Lead system-level design reviews, internally and externally and own the technical baseline coming out of them.

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering foundation in a core discipline such as software engineering, hardware design, or FPGA development.
• 6+ years of experience documenting and developing system requirements in support of new product design, development and testing.
• Experience as a lead system architect for complex hardware and software systems, owning the architecture decisions from concept to execution.
• Experience developing system architectures and design artifacts for products spanning hardware, software, and firmware.
• Hands‑on experience with system modeling tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, including familiarity with SysML v1.x and/or v2.0, and a willingness to learn and adopt next‑generation agentic system modeling tools.
• Demonstrated experience optimizing engineering workflows and processes - including building automated workflows (e.g., requirements/model synchronization, traceability checks, document generation, CI-driven verification) to reduce manual effort and increase engineering throughput.
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems with competing objectives (e.g., performance, schedule, openness, cybersecurity) into executable requirements and execution then delivering on those to meet government expectations.
• Strong technical communication skills, providing the ability to deliver critical technical briefings and conclusions to technical leadership, company leadership, and customers.
• Ability to influence without formal authority across hardware, software, and firmware disciplines.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain at least an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

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:

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.

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