Staff Systems Engineer, EW

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

Benefits offered by this job

Platinum benefits

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Family planning support

Unlimited provisions

Relocation assistance

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for the Electronic Warfare team. You will lead end-to-end systems engineering across concepts, development, and deployment, coordinating across disciplines to ensure robust EW solutions.

You will own requirements, tracing, verification, and engage in SRR/PDR/CDR activities with strong writing and stakeholder communication. The role requires extensive leadership, deep experience with ESM/EA/ECM, embedded devices, and SDRs, plus eligibility for a

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on systems engineering leadership experience.
• Experience in ESM and EA/ECM in ground-based or aerial EW domains.
• Experience with embedded devices and Software Defined Radios (SDRs).
• Experience creating requirements, traceability, and verification/validation.
• Ability to coordinate across disciplines and lead reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Excellent technical writing and ability to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret/Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering across the full product life cycle from concept to deployment.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to define, implement, and validate requirements.
• Prepare and own CDRLs and conduct design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Convey technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Balance multiple projects and work both in a team and independently.

Skills

EW systems leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements development & validation

Cross-functional leadership

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Program management

Security clearance eligibility

Tools

Cameo MBSE

AFSIM

STK

SDR integration tools

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our Electronic Warfare (EW) team supporting various Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Attack (EA) / Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) Systems. This is an exciting role which provides an opportunity to work across the full product life cycle, from concept to deployment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years of hands on systems engineering leadership experience
• Experience with system design, development and test of ESM and EA / ECM in one or more of the following ground-based or aerial EW domains:
  • Counter-Radar
  • Counter-UAS
  • Counter-Comms (Wireless protocols: Bluetooth, 3G/4G/5G, Wi-Fi, etc)
  • Counter-PNT
  • Counter-RCIED
• Experience with embedded devices and Software Defined Radios (SDRs).
• Experience with system requirements creation, requirement traceability, and requirement verification and validation.
• Experience coordinating across disciplines to ensure system requirements and design are properly and thoroughly defined, implemented, and validated.
• Experience leading program teams through systems engineering reviews and owning related CDRLs including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Excellent technical writing skill with experience in writing white papers, proposals, trade studies, test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Skilled at explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent at balancing multiple projects at any given time.
• Enthusiastic about both working with a team and executing work individually.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret/Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in SIL (System in Lab) design, setup and automation.
• Familiarity with RF systems and RF test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers.
• Experience with system level RF cascade analysis, co-site analysis, and mission modeling.
• Experience with mission modeling tools like AFSIM and STK.
• Flight Test experience and flight test data analysis.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including the use of modelling tools (e.g. Cameo)
• Experience in integrating Firmware and Software builds on prototype and production grade hardware.

BENEFITS

• Platinum Benefits: We offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision, life) and cover 100 percent of the premiums for you.
• 16 Weeks paid parental leave for all caregivers.
• Family planning: We’re proud to offer comprehensive family planning support. Fertility planning and treatment, adoption support, gestational carrier support and fertility preservation are all included.
• Unlimited Provisions: From breakfast to dinner, our kitchen team has you covered with healthy meals and snacks at every office.
• Relocation assistance.
• Unlimited and Incentivized Time Off.

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .