Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
The Air Dominance & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. The team is responsible for taking products like Fury (unmanned fighter jet) and Barracuda (air-breathing cruise missile) from concept to product.
As the Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Platforms, you will grow, mentor, and scale the engineering team significantly, fostering a high-performance culture. You will partner closely with the Chief Engineer to define the technical direction, modernize simulation architectures into modular systems, and own successful project execution.
Responsibilities:
- Grow, mentor, and scale the engineering team significantly, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Partner closely with the Chief Engineer to define the technical direction, modernize simulation architectures into modular systems, and own successful project execution.
- Maintain and build strong relationships with key stakeholders across government-owned simulation environments and defense funding, acquisition, and innovation agencies.
- Partner with business development teams to identify new opportunities, evaluate technical feasibility, and lead the technical writing of proposals to expand the team's footprint.
Requirements:
- Active U.S. Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
- Engineering Leadership: 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of hiring, scaling, and developing talent.
- Technical Background: 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong understanding of complex systems architecture, API design, and modern software engineering practices.
- Classified Environments: Experience developing, deploying, and testing software within secure, classified, or air-gapped environments.
- Proposal & Sales Support: Experience partnering with business development teams, writing technical proposals, or helping scope engineering work for government contracts.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage customer expectations and negotiate technical delivery paths when stakeholders have competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in modeling and simulation within the defense sector, particularly with federating multiple simulators together.
- Familiarity with translating intelligence assessments of adversary capabilities into high-fidelity modeled software environments.
- Familiarity with modern defense acquisition, test, and innovation organizations (such as AFLCMC, TRMC, or DIU).
- A desire to remain close to the technology, with the ability to participate in high-level system design reviews and evaluate architectural decisions.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package