# Staff Systems Engineer **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Costa Mesa, California **Experience**: staff **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $132,000-$198,000 USD **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5265744007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_42ca4509-642 ## Description Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We are seeking a dynamic Staff Systems Engineer who can break the mold and redefine how we develop mission-critical counter-UAS systems at the tactical edge. ## Responsibilities ### Systems Architecture & Innovation - Serve as the technical authority spanning optics, computer vision, electro-mechanical actuation, laser subsystems, embedded compute, and counter-UAS effector integration , translating mission-level outcomes into coherent system architectures - Lead cross-functional integration between mechanical, electrical, firmware, computer vision, and manufacturing teams, acting as the technical glue that transforms separate components into a cohesive anti-UAV system - Reimagine system requirements through first-principles thinking, challenging traditional counter-UAS approaches to create more robust, adaptable solutions - Identify critical warfighter needs and translate them into technical specifications that outperform legacy counter-UAS and air defense systems - Create systems architecture diagrams that bridge mechanical, electrical, optical, and software interfaces , aligning cross-domain teams on a single source of truth ### Technical Leadership & Execution - Own critical product decisions, balancing technical tradeoffs between accuracy, latency, power, size, weight, and ruggedization , all while maintaining system integrity under the demands of combat use - Define and manage the system-level error budget , allocating contributions across optics, mechanical tolerances, calibration, CV algorithms, and actuator control to meet first-round-hit accuracy requirements against airborne threats - Lead design reviews ensuring rigor from requirements definition through verification and validation - Own the technical risk management process, ensuring systems meet rigorous military standards (shock, vibration, environmental, EMI) without sacrificing innovation - Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the development process, enabling the team to deliver breakthrough capabilities faster - Own verification and validation plans and execution , including lab, benchtop, and live-engagement test campaigns against representative UAS threats ### Documentation & Digital Transformation - Revolutionize how we document complex systems, leveraging modern systems engineering tools (Flow, Jama, Cameo, MBSE, Digital Twins) to visualize architectures and model system performance - Create technical narratives that communicate complex ideas clearly to engineers, leadership, program stakeholders, and end users - Build the digital backbone that enables rapid iteration and continuous improvement of DEADSHOT and follow-on products - Create user documentation that enables warfighters to autonomously operate and sustain the product in the field ### Field Engagement - Travel to field exercises and customer events to teach users how to operate the product and bring their feedback back to drive stronger technical designs - Support live-engagement assessments and operational evaluations alongside end users ## Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or another technical discipline - 8+ years of systems engineering experience, preferably with exposure to rapid product development environments - Track record of delivering complex multi-domain electro-mechanical systems , ideally spanning optics, sensors, actuators, embedded compute, and software - Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver against aggressive schedules - Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and integration experience , comfortable moving between CAD, lab bench, and field test - Experience owning verification and validation across the full product lifecycle, including environmental qualification (shock, vibration, thermal, sealing) - Demonstrated willingness to challenge the status quo and drive first-principles solutions - Strong technical intuition paired with excellent communication skills - Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and adapting as new data emerges - Experience with modern systems engineering tools and methodologies (MBSE, requirements management, digital engineering) - Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities ## Skills ### Required - systems engineering - optics - computer vision - electro-mechanical actuation - laser subsystems - embedded compute - counter-UAS effector integration - cross-functional integration - first-principles thinking - technical leadership - verification and validation - modern systems engineering tools ### Nice to have - counter-UAS systems - air defense - precision tracking - fire control - kinetic effector systems - multi-domain product experience - robotics - autonomous systems - computer vision pipelines - embedded compute platforms - system error budgeting --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5265744007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)