Staff Systems Engineer – Autonomy & Defense Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a senior systems engineer to lead end-to-end software and systems development, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and architecture.

The role focuses on designing, building, testing, and integrating software components with hardware, ensuring performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance in distributed environments; travel up to 25% and on-site at our headquarters.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post‑grad industry experience in EE, aerospace or systems engineering.
• Strong systems design, integration and test focus.
• Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting and build experience.
• Experience developing automated test scripts and frameworks using common languages (e.g. Python, MATLAB).
• Extremely organized and detail‑oriented.
• Willingness to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and work onsite at our Costa Mesa, CA headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution development by collaborating with cross‑functional teams to define requirements and system architecture.
• Design, develop, and maintain system components that meet functional and performance requirements in complex system environments
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience of software applications in distributed systems
• Work closely with hardware engineers and product managers to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components
• Collaborate with the team to define and document software engineering processes and practices, ensuring adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements

Skills

Systems design

Prototyping

Troubleshooting

Automated testing

Python

MATLAB

Detail oriented

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a senior systems engineer to lead end-to-end software and systems development, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and architecture.

The role focuses on designing, building, testing, and integrating software components with hardware, ensuring performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance in distributed environments; travel up to 25% and on-site at our headquarters.