# Chief Engineer, Navy Airpower

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $191,000-$253,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Defense

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## Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Engineer for Navy Airpower. As the technical authority for critical programs, you will lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams through rigorous development and flight test, delivering revolutionary airborne systems.

Responsibilities:

- Lead Technical Execution: Own the technical baseline and lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team through detailed design, system integration, and verification.

- Oversee Prototype Build & Integration: Coordinate the fabrication and assembly of prototype and development articles, resolving engineering challenges.

- Drive the Test Campaign: Lead the engineering team in planning and executing a comprehensive test program, including ground test, SIL/HIL integration, and developmental flight test.

- Manage System Design & Architecture: Guide the team through critical design trades, sub-system optimization, and interface management.

- Ensure Airworthiness & Safety: Serve as the technical authority for system safety and partner with test teams to achieve military flight releases.

- Problem Solve & Troubleshoot: Act as the lead technical problem-solver, driving root cause analysis and implementing effective solutions.

- Prepare for Production: Partner with the manufacturing engineering team to ensure the design is production-ready.

- Support deployed flight test and demonstration activities.

Requirements:

- Experience as a Chief Engineer, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, or senior technical leader on a carrier-based Navy aircraft program.

- Deep, hands-on experience leading a multi-disciplinary team through at least one major phase of aircraft EMD.

- Proven track record of taking a complex aircraft system from design into build and successful flight testing.

- Strong technical foundation across multiple core aircraft disciplines.

- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a related engineering field.

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with developmental flight test, including test planning, risk management, and data analysis.

- Direct experience leading the prototype build of a UAS at Group 3 or above.

- Prior experience with DOW technology development organizations.

- Background in a "Skunk Works," "Phantom Works," or fast-paced startup environment.

- Experience with a wide range of manufacturing processes.

- A "player-coach" leadership style.

- An active Top Secret security clearance.

Salary Range: $191,000-$253,000 USD

## Skills

### Required
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Multi-disciplinary team leadership
- Aircraft EMD
- System integration
- Verification
- Flight test
- System safety
- Root cause analysis
- Troubleshooting

### Nice to have
- Developmental flight test
- UAS prototype build
- DOW technology development
- Skunk Works
- Phantom Works
- Fast-paced startup environment
- Additive manufacturing
- Advanced composites
- Automated assembly

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