Anduril Industries
Chief Engineer, Maritime Integrated Systems
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Chief Engineer to lead the technical development of maritime autonomous systems from concept through delivery. This role combines systems engineering expertise with leadership of cross-functional teams to execute sophisticated defense programs aligned with strategic customer requirements.
What you'll do
- Lead design, prototyping, capability verification, and delivery of maritime autonomous weapon systems
- Develop system architecture, define requirements, and conduct trade analyses to optimize design parameters, schedule, costs, and risk
- Perform systems engineering to explore and iterate conceptual designs with technical subject matter experts
- Coordinate with manufacturing and supply chain teams to embed design-for-manufacturing early and enable scalable production
- Oversee technical execution and define key capabilities, milestones, and demonstrations for autonomous system maturation
- Work with senior leadership to ensure adequate resource planning for program scope
What they're looking for
- Systems engineering and architecture design
- Technical program leadership and management
- Naval architecture or marine engineering
- Autonomous and unmanned weapon system development
- Requirements definition and trade study analysis
- Cross-functional team building and personnel leadership
- Design-for-manufacturing principles
- DOD acquisition and program execution
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience leading technical teams through all phases of a defense program from initial concept to full-rate production.
- Walk us through a complex systems engineering trade study you conducted—what parameters did you optimize and how did you balance competing priorities?