Principal Engineer, cUAS Lead, Omen

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the development of Omen's airborne counter-UAS effector payload. The successful candidate will own the payload end-to-end, from prototype to production, and build a team around it.

Responsibilities:

• Own the counter-UAS effector payload end-to-end, from first prototype to qualified production hardware.
• Design the effector and firing system, including mounting structure, recoil and impulse management, feed and cycling, safe and arm interlocks.
• Own the steering hardware, sizing actuators, gearing, and drives, and design isolation to protect the airframe and effector.
• Hold the pointing error budget and track every part of it.
• Select and evaluate sensors for ranging and locating targets.
• Build and lead a team across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and test disciplines.
• Set the payload roadmap, balancing near-term demonstrations with production architecture.
• Own payload interface control with vehicle and mission system teams.
• Plan and run ground and flight test campaigns, including live range events.
• Lead root-cause work when results do not match predictions.
• Take the payload to production, designing for manufacturability, tolerance, and reliability analysis.
• Work on safety and compliance for safe and arm architecture, range safety, and export control.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience designing electromechanical hardware.
• Strong engineering background in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including hiring.
• Deep mechanical design capability.
• Experience sizing actuators for precision pointing.
• Experience with vibration and shock isolation.
• Experience selecting and characterizing ranging sensors.
• Hands-on test experience.
• Experience taking hardware to production.
• Proficiency in CAD.
• Ability to travel about 25%.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience with weapon, effector, launcher, or ordnance-adjacent systems.
• Counter-UAS experience.
• VTOL, tail-sitter, or rotorcraft experience.
• Experience with stabilized pointing, gimbals, boresighting, or targeting chains.
• Familiarity with fire control.
• Environmental qualification testing experience.
• Airworthiness experience with external stores.
• MATLAB/Simulink, multibody dynamics, or FEA experience.
• Familiarity with ITAR/EAR.
• C++ or Python programming experience.

The salary range for this role is $220,000-$292,000 USD per year. Anduril offers top-tier benefits, including comprehensive health coverage, retirement savings, and equity grants.