Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Anduril's Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) team is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer with an RF Aperture focus to join our team.
As a Mission Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering mission outcomes within Anduril programs through the judicious selection, sourcing, and validation of mission relevant payloads and systems.
Responsibilities:
- Own RF payloads, existing or new, from concept through production as the architect.
- Select (either design or buy) antennas for payloads to integrate onto vehicles.
- Estimate installed antenna performance through simulation, then validate with chamber and/or free space radiating measurements.
- Perform co-site analysis of other installed RF systems through analysis and measurement.
- Conduct trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems to deliver successful mission outcomes working closely with the broader AD&S team.
- Architect autonomous multi-function, multi-mode payload and system solution concepts, requirements, layout, interfaces, & employment.
- Adapt or derive physics-based models of payload system performance working closely with subject matter experts.
- Adapt or develop validated effects-based models for use in mission-level modeling & simulation tools.
- Validate system performance in close cooperation with test & integration engineers.
- Work closely with AD&S teams to successfully integrate & deliver high-performance systems to our customers.
- Manage subcontractors and/or internal development teams to define subsystem requirements and drive technical performance on schedule.
- Communicate results in multiple forms internally and externally.
Requirements:
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Experience with RF chamber measurements and network analyzers.
- 2+ years experience with HFSS.
- 2+ years in antenna design or integration.
- 5+ years in relevant Science and/or Engineering related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of current and next-generation advanced communications, sensing, and effector systems and platforms.
- Platform-level system trade and integration experience.
- Advanced proficiency in analytical toolchains or languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys).
- Advanced communications experience (e.g., secure LPx line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, tactical data links).
- Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR).
- Experience with missile design & integration.
Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to support you in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.