Senior UAV Systems Architect – Tactical Effects

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with autonomous systems and AI-driven sensor fusion. The Tactical Recon & Strike team develops UAVs like Ghost and Altius, taking concepts to operational systems.

Join a multidisciplinary team to design, test, and integrate complex payloads with real-time interfaces. Expect travel for field testing and a path toward impactful work in national security technologies.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of industry experience with system architecture and multidisciplinary design.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, software, and control domains.
• Proven track record from concept to functioning hardware.
• Hands-on build and prototyping of robotic or aircraft systems.
• Ability to travel for test planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize system architecture for upgrades to UAV vehicle systems.
• Design concepts for small drones, including sizing and prototyping.
• Layout interface plans for new UAV products and platforms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams through the UAV design lifecycle.
• Lead tactical engineering efforts across disciplines and tests.
• Draft test plans for subsystems and support vehicle-level testing.
• Develop interface controls for hardware, software, and payload integration.
• Lead data analysis to identify performance trends and predictive failures.
• Support build and benchtop testing of new vehicle systems.
• Conduct hands-on UAV testing with occasional travel.

Skills

System architecture

Systems engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Software development

Control theory

Prototyping

Test equipment

Travel willingness

Security clearance

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with autonomous systems and AI-driven sensor fusion. The Tactical Recon & Strike team develops UAVs like Ghost and Altius, taking concepts to operational systems.

Join a multidisciplinary team to design, test, and integrate complex payloads with real-time interfaces. Expect travel for field testing and a path toward impactful work in national security technologies.