Chief Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

About the role

The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Chief Engineering Team is a driving force behind the technical execution and strategic vision of our most critical programs. They are responsible for architecting a vision for product development and guiding multi-disciplinary teams to deliver effectively.

Responsibilities

• You’ll own the technical development of large aircraft from white paper sketches and conceptual design through detailed design, build, flight test, transition to production, and sustainment.
• You’ll lead technical and programmatic execution of new and existing air vehicle systems design, fabrication, test, productization and sustainment.
• You’ll own the technical and programmatic success of your programs, establish technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.
• You’ll manage the detailed design of the system and subsystems including requirements development, sub-system trades and optimization, risk management etc. to ensure the appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risks.
• You’ll coordinate the fabrication of prototype and low-rate production articles and subsystem/system level test efforts.
• You’ll support remotely deployed operations of your systems.
• You’ll work with senior leadership to ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of unmanned aircraft at and above Group 3 class
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Experience in a senior role leading air vehicle 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 50% to Customer and Test Sites.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion.
• Ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in programmatic level decision making.

Benefits

• US Salary Range $254,000—$336,000 USD
• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
  • Healthcare
  • Recovery
  • Whatever comes next

Pay

Salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

Schedule

Travel up to 50% to Customer and Test Sites.