Senior Systems Engineer - Payload Module Lead

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.

Anduril is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, integration, verification, and validation of a specific payload or weapon module for the Thunder platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration, verification, and validation of a specific weapon or payload module onto the Thunder platform
• Directly lead, or provide technical direction to, a team of 6 to 8 engineers across software, electrical, and mechanical and structural disciplines
• Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules for the module
• Develop system and architecture designs, perform system level analysis, and generate requirements for the module
• Troubleshoot conflicting design and development requirements
• Drive design and implementation of MIL STD 1553 and 1760 interfaces, structural mounts, and support installs (wiring, cooling, power) for the assigned module
• Own stores management system (SMS) and fire control logic specific to the module, including arm, select, and release state machines and safety interlocks
• Own safe separation analysis and testing for the module, covering trajectory clearance, jettison envelope, and captive carry and flight test support
• Run day to day agile execution for the team, including sprint planning, backlog management, and technical decision making
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents, Software Requirement Specifications, Performance Specifications, and review test plans and procedures
• Develop and present technical material for reviews and meetings
• Support lab, ground, and flight test events
• Coordinate with the Payloads Lead on cross module interface consistency and shared standards (MOSA/WOSA)
• Coordinate and interface directly with customers, contractors, and external payload and weapon supplier engineering teams on module specific integration issues
• Drive development of module specific test fixtures, bench setups, and SITL/HITL simulation environments
• Support ongoing operation of the fielded weapon system for the module
• Support proposals and white papers for future efforts or capabilities related to the module
• Provide hands on technical mentorship and direction to team engineers across disciplines
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and integration facilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution, with progressive engineering experience as follows: nine or more years with a bachelor's degree, seven or more years with a master's degree, or five or more years with a PhD; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education
• Software programming or embedded systems experience (familiarity with C++, MATLAB, Python, PERL scripting, etc.)
• Familiarity with air to air weapons, MIL STD 1553, and logical Interface Control Documents
• Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft
• Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks
• Experience directly leading or technically directing a small multidisciplinary engineering team (software, electrical, mechanical)
• Experience designing or validating safety critical state machines and interlock logic (arm and fire sequencing, consent based release)
• Must be customer focused with the ability to formulate and implement plans to resolve technical engineering problems
• Ability to travel to support program and test events (up to 25 percent)
• U.S. Person status (citizenship or lawful permanent residency) required for ITAR and export controlled work
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance