Senior Weapons Integration Engineer – Autonomous Aircraft Systems

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of kinetic weapons onto an autonomous aircraft program. You will define interfaces, coordinate with autonomy teams, airframe partners, and suppliers to ensure safe, compliant integration and mission readiness.

You will drive test plans, hazard analyses, and design reviews, ensuring coherent weapon safety standards and robust interfaces for modern armaments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in engineering, CS, or related technical discipline and progressive engineering experience.
• 5+ years of combined work experience in engineering.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, and interface control documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support integration, verification, and validation of weapon systems onto platforms.
• Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules.
• Design system architectures, perform analyses, and generate requirements.
• Coordinate with customers, contractors, and engineering groups on projects.
• Develop and present technical material for reviews and meetings.
• Support lab, ground, and flight test events.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Master's degree in engineering or CS

PhD in engineering or CS

Tools

C/C++/Rust

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of kinetic weapons onto an autonomous aircraft program. You will define interfaces, coordinate with autonomy teams, airframe partners, and suppliers to ensure safe, compliant integration and mission readiness.

You will drive test plans, hazard analyses, and design reviews, ensuring coherent weapon safety standards and robust interfaces for modern armaments.