# Chief Engineer, Advanced Effects (Hypersonics)

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $191,000-$336,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Defense Technology

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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.

The Chief Engineer, Advanced Effects (Hypersonics) role is part of the Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Chief Engineering Team, which drives the technical execution and strategic vision of critical programs.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead technical and programmatic execution of new and existing missile designs, fabrication, test, productization, and sustainment.

- Own the technical and programmatic success of programs, establish technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.

- Set up trades to explore early conceptual designs while working closely with technical SMEs and Business Development teams.

- Manage detailed design of the system and subsystems, including requirements development, sub-system trades and optimization, risk management, and ensure consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs, and risks.

- Coordinate fabrication of prototype and low-rate production articles and subsystem/system level test efforts.

- Support remotely deployed operations of systems.

- Work with senior leadership to ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope.

**Required Qualifications**

- Deep understanding of Missile Development or Robotics/consumer electronics.

- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

- Experience in a senior role leading programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.

- Experience driving strategic direction in competitive landscapes, solving complex system optimization challenges under tight constraints.

- Proven ability to deliver functional capabilities while aligning technical objectives with programmatic outcomes.

- Demonstrated collaboration and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

- Strong understanding of the “why” behind Vehicle and Systems design.

- Experience working on mission-critical DOD systems.

- Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed systems.

- Travel up to 25% to Customer and Test Sites.

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

**Salary and Benefits**

- Salary Range: $191,000-$336,000 USD.

- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive and competitive benefits packages.

## Skills

### Required
- Missile Development
- Robotics
- consumer electronics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Program Management
- System Optimization
- Risk Management

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