Senior Systems Engineer — Payloads Lead

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - Payloads Lead to guide the Maneuver Dominance payloads portfolio across Thunder. You will lead multiple payload teams, align with vehicle software, and manage external suppliers and integration partners.

The role requires leadership, experience with weapons/payload integration, and the ability to coordinate across disciplines to deliver robust payload capability for autonomous air vehicles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering or related field with progressive leadership.
• Experience leading multiple engineering teams or a multi-team org.
• Hands-on with MIL-STD 1553 and/or 1760 interfaces.
• Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Own the payloads architecture and roadmap across weapon and payload systems.
• Lead multiple payload integration teams and manage staffing.
• Develop plans, estimates, and schedules for payloads.
• Ensure interface consistency across electrical, mechanical, software, and datalink domains.

Skills

Team leadership

MIL-STD 1553/1760

Air vehicle integration

Customer & supplier relationships

C++/Python

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering or related field

Tools

SysML

Jama

NX/Teamcenter

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - Payloads Lead to guide the Maneuver Dominance payloads portfolio across Thunder. You will lead multiple payload teams, align with vehicle software, and manage external suppliers and integration partners.

The role requires leadership, experience with weapons/payload integration, and the ability to coordinate across disciplines to deliver robust payload capability for autonomous air vehicles.