Systems Engineer - Missile Defense

LinuxCareers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits package for full‑tim

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered military systems. The Systems Engineer role focuses on missile defense and fire control, bridging systems engineering, applied physics, and mathematical optimization to solve complex defense problems involving sensor fusion, threat assessment, and battle management algorithms.

You will formulate and solve physics problems, work on sensor data processing, conduct trade studies, and rapidly prototype equations in Python/C++ for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Strong mastery of applied mathematics, physics, and programming.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for mathematical modeling and algorithm development.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance (currently possessed and able to maintain).
• Experience with Windows and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and solve complex physics problems using mathematical techniques for algorithm design and development.
• Work on system architecture components that ingest raw/processed sensor data, execute track fusion, and perform threat classification.
• Design, conduct, and defend rigorous trade studies, sensitivity analyses, and parametric evaluations to determine system boundaries and validate performance.
• Rapidly prototype mathematical equations into clean, functional code (Python/C++) for modeling, simulation, and algorithm verification.
• Bridge low-level physics/threat intelligence inputs with high-level mission outputs in mission systems architecture.

Skills

Mathematics & Physics

Programming

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/Ph.D. in Aerospace Eng, Applied Math, Physics, EE or related field

Tools

Python

C++

Windows

Linux

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered military systems. This Systems Engineer role focuses on missile defense and fire control, requiring you to bridge systems engineering, applied physics, and mathematical optimization to solve complex defense problems involving sensor fusion, threat assessment, and battle management algorithms.

What You'll Do

• Formulate and solve complex physics problems using mathematical techniques for algorithm design and development
• Work on system architecture components that ingest raw/processed sensor data, execute track fusion, and perform threat classification
• Design, conduct, and defend rigorous trade studies, sensitivity analyses, and parametric evaluations to determine system boundaries and validate performance
• Rapidly prototype mathematical equations into clean, functional code (Python/C++) for modeling, simulation, and algorithm verification
• Bridge low-level physics/threat intelligence inputs with high-level mission outputs in mission systems architecture

What You Need

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related quantitative field
• Strong mastery of applied mathematics, physics, and programming
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for mathematical modeling and algorithm development
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance (currently possessed and able to maintain)
• Experience with Windows and Linux

Nice to Have

• Top Secret/SCI eligibility
• MATLAB proficiency
• Military or defense operations experience

Competitive salary range (base salary only); highly competitive equity grants included in majority of full-time offers; top-tier benefits package for full-time employees