SEIT Lead, Thunder

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

The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder - an autonomous attack rotorcraft built to fight alongside crewed combat aviation to deliver overwhelming mass effects deep beyond the front lines.

As the SEIT Lead, you will work on new aircraft and mission system development, including propulsion systems, avionics, batteries, mechanisms, structures, sensors and payloads, in a lean, high-ownership culture where you directly shape the product and operate at a velocity to fly new designs within months, not years.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy right-sized, Agile Systems Engineering governance approaches for rapid capability development efforts
• Lead the use of ‘Test’ as a design tool to support component, system and subsystem maturation
• Work with customers and end-users to evolve Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and the Product Life Cycle
• Develop and sustain highly representative Hardware In Lab (HIL) and Hardware In The Loop (HITL) physical integration environments
• Focus on the safety of integration environments, ensuring that potential harm of team members can be eliminated by design
• Leverage crewed and uncrewed flying assets as surrogates for subsystem development in the representative environment
• Develop, review, and execute right-sized test plans across integration environments
• Conduct Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and assess and mitigate hazards to ensure that testing can be safely and efficiently executed
• Support factory acceptance, ground and flight test of prototype and production representative Systems
• Liaise with partner organizations and local authorities to secure operational approvals
• Conduct safety assessments with a pragmatic understanding of hazards and mitigations

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related technical discipline
• 10+ years experience in Systems Engineering, integration and test
• Experience in developing and operating HIL/HITL/IRON BIRD integration environments for flight vehicles
• Vehicle/System level integration and test experience, preferably with Group 4/5 uncrewed and autonomous platforms
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented, excellent verbal & written communication skills
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of leading SEIT efforts for a clean-sheet aircraft program
• Specific experience integrating and testing complex rotorcraft dynamic systems, hybrid/electric powertrains, or high-performance Group 4/5 tactical UAS
• Hands-on experience architecting full-vehicle IRON BIRD or system integration labs
• Demonstrated background planning and executing risk-reduction flight tests utilizing airborne surrogate platforms
• Experience establishing formal ground/flight test safety protocols, hazard analyses, and supporting military or civil flight clearance releases