Anduril Industries
Systems Engineer
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Systems Engineer to lead mission system development for an advanced airborne platform, applying agile systems engineering principles to deliver cutting-edge vertical flight capabilities. You'll own critical design artifacts, coordinate cross-functional reviews, and drive rapid prototyping from concept to flight test.
What you'll do
- Execute agile systems engineering approach for Thunder Mission System and Payloads development, maintaining Technical Performance Measures throughout design
- Own functional decomposition, system/product breakdown structures, and architecture diagrams; develop System Description Documents and Interface Control Documents
- Lead and represent systems engineering discipline in design reviews (SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and safety governance structures
- Design and coordinate Hardware-In-Lab and Hardware-In-The-Loop integration environments; champion Test and Evaluation Master Plan execution
- Manage configuration, change management, and issue tracking workflows; coordinate ticket triage and closure
- Support systems safety, airworthiness efforts, and prototype/production testing with Physical Configuration Audits and verification tasks
What they're looking for
- Systems Engineering (requirements, decomposition, verification/validation)
- Aerospace/Defense standards (ARP-4754, ARP-4761, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-882E)
- Technical tools (Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys)
- Test and evaluation processes (developmental, acceptance, operational testing)
- Configuration and change management
- Crewed/uncrewed autonomous aircraft development experience
- Safety-critical systems design
- Written and verbal communication for technical presentations
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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 developing systems engineering artifacts like SDDs and ICDs for safety-critical aerospace programs—what challenges did you face and how did you ensure compliance?
- How have you balanced rigorous systems engineering governance with agile, fast-paced development cycles in a previous role?