Senior Systems Engineer, Launched Effects

Anduril; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Tactical Recon & Strike division, focusing on products like Altius, Anvil, Bolt and Ghost. You will apply rigorous safety-critical development principles and drive the technical direction across multiple teams.

You will lead architecture decisions, perform SHAs and FME(C)As, and ensure requirements flow from program goals to robust, upgradeable system designs in a fast-paced defense environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in defense or safety-critical industry, with standards and analyses.
• Experience applying engineering standards into processes.
• Proven ability to own tasks from identification through closure.

Responsibilities

• Drive systems thinking, processes, and capabilities for core products.
• Collaborate with product leads to scope and staff capabilities to milestones.
• Drive architectural design for safety, reliability, usability, modularity, upgradability.
• Lead System Hazard Analyses (SHAs) and FMEA analyses to drive safety.
• Coordinate test events from in-lab simulations to flight tests.
• Apply industry and defense standards for safety and interoperability.

Skills

Systems thinking

Self-starter

Requirements writing

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) is a division with two missions: 1) build highly capable autonomous drones, and 2) build solid rocket motors at scale. We transform products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius from early concepts into fully operational capabilities by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, we design and manufacture solid rocket motors using advanced materials, proprietary formulations, and high-volume production methods-delivering safe, reliable propulsion systems that support a wide range of mission requirements. TRS hires software engineers & hardware engineers, who are excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio-from autonomous aerial systems to high-performance solid rocket motors. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environment.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Systems Engineer at Anduril, you will be a pivotal force in the Tactical Recon & Strike division, working on cutting-edge products like Altius, Anvil, Bolt, and Ghost. This role demands a proactive problem-solver with a strong background in electrical engineering, systems engineering principles and safety-critical development. You will drive the technical direction, ensure robust product design, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver critical capabilities that empower our mission. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about building revolutionary defense technology from the ground up, we encourage you to apply.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Drive systems thinking, processes, and capabilities for core Anduril products including Altius, Anvil, Bolt and Ghost.
• Partner with product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones working directly with the Business Lines to understand product requirements and deliverables.
• Partner with functional engineering teams to drive architectural design for safety, reliability, usability, modularity, upgradability, maintainability, and diagnosability into systems, subsystems, and interfaces.
• Drive system & subsystem requirements with functional engineering teams, defining risk reduction and verification & validation strategies for system of systems as well as subsystem assemblies.
• Execute and manage System Hazard Analyses (SHAs) and subsystem Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FME(C)As) to drive safety and reliability centric requirements.
• Coordinate and execute test events involving various levels of system integration from in-lab software simulations to flight test.
• Interpret & apply key industry & defense standard requirements for safety and interoperability, e.g. STANAG, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, JOTPs, etc.
• Demonstrate strong ownership, acting as a trusted technical partner to functional engineers and leaders across the organization.
• Ensure requirements are tied tightly to the organization’s capability roadmap, fostering efficient development and rapid iteration.
• Identify and drive to resolution key cross-team dependencies and inefficiencies.
• Autonomously lead and execute complex technical initiatives based on high-level goals from internal engineering, program office, and third-party partners, successfully delivering outcomes across multiple programs simultaneously.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in defense or safety-critical industry, particularly with safety-critical development standards, reliability and safety fault/hazard analysis, and requirements-driven verification and validation strategies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the application of engineering standards into engineering processes.
• Proven ability to be a self-starter and to own task & risks from identification through closure.
• Experience writing verifiable system-level, subsystem level, and software/hardware/component-level requirements.
• Experience conducting safety & reliability analyses such as PHAs, SHAs, FME(C)As, or FTAs.
• Experience and proficiency with systems and Pyth