Vehicle System Lead, Seabed Sentry

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We're looking for a Vehicle System Lead to own the Seabed Sentry product , a persistent, autonomous seabed sensing node designed for undersea surveillance and reconnaissance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team (mechanical, electrical, systems, software) through the design, development, and production of Seabed Sentry
• Own the system architecture and drive technical decisions across subsystems , structure, power, communications, compute, sensors, and autonomy
• Manage system-level integration and test, ensuring subsystems come together into a working product
• Define and maintain system requirements, interface definitions, and verification plans
• Drive trade studies and design trades across performance, cost, schedule, and manufacturability
• Coordinate with program management on schedule, milestones, and resource planning
• Represent the system in design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR), test readiness, and customer demonstrations
• Work directly with field operations and deployment teams to ensure the system is operationally viable
• Support the design of launch, recovery, and handling systems as needed
• Identify and retire technical risk early through prototyping, analysis, and test

Requirements

• BS or MS in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering or technical leadership on complex electromechanical products
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams through design, integration, and test
• Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or maritime/undersea platforms
• Strong understanding of system-level trades across mechanical, electrical, software, and communications domains
• Experience with system requirements development, interface management, and verification & validation
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, iterative development environment where you're building and testing hardware, not just writing documents
• Experience with field testing, deployment operations, or operational demonstrations
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to support test events and demonstrations

Nice to Have

• Experience with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), undersea sensors, or seabed systems
• Background in acoustic systems, subsea communications, or oceanographic instrumentation
• Experience with defense acquisition, ITAR, and export-controlled programs