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Cognitive Systems Lead

Anduril Industries Santa Ana, California senior full-time

Salary

$220,000-$292,000 USD per year

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Description

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

You will own the Cognitive subsystem for a maritime autonomous vehicle, owning navigation and control, the vehicle management system, communications, and protective systems.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Cognitive subsystem architecture: navigation and control, VMS, communications, and protective systems
  • Drive GN&C design including inertial navigation, safe navigation systems, and actuation control software
  • Drive Vehicle Management System design including route planning and casualty monitoring
  • Own communications architecture across BLOS, LOS, and acoustic domains
  • Define protective systems for vehicle survivability
  • Define interfaces between cognitive subsystem and body, energy, and mission systems
  • Manage subsystem schedule and cost performance across prototype, LRIP, and FRP phases
  • Provide technical mentorship to engineers across cognitive disciplines
  • Drive design-for-manufacturability in coordination with Production
  • Represent the cognitive subsystem in technical and customer meetings
  • Interface with Vehicle Systems Lead and Chief Engineer on technical decisions
  • Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent
  • 8+ years of experience in GN&C, vehicle autonomy, or embedded systems for marine, aerospace, or robotic platforms
  • Experience taking navigation, control, or communications systems through full product development cycles
  • Demonstrated experience with navigation systems, control systems, or communications architectures
  • Experience transitioning designs from prototype to production
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with autonomous underwater or surface vehicles
  • Working knowledge of inertial navigation, GPS-denied navigation, or acoustic communications
  • Experience with vehicle management systems or flight management systems
  • Familiarity with safety-critical software and system design
  • Experience in defense or maritime robotics

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • autonomous underwater or surface vehicles
  • inertial navigation
  • GPS-denied navigation
  • acoustic communications
  • vehicle management systems
  • flight management systems
  • safety-critical software and system design
  • defense or maritime robotics

Ready to apply?

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