andurilindustries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Victorville, California, United States
<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></span></p> <p>The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Chief Engineering Team is the technical authority for our most critical programs. They are responsible for owning the technical baseline, leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams through rigorous development and flight test, and delivering revolutionary airborne systems that meet the mission. They are the ultimate problem-solvers, driving technical execution from architecture to operational demonstration.<br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong><strong> </strong></span></p> <p>Anduril is looking for strong technical leaders to spearhead the development of new capabilities for new customers. You will own the technical development from concept refinement through detailed design, build, flight test, and transition to production for a new aircraft concept. These projects require you to leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to set objectives, build a team, and deliver real products on a rapid timeline, balancing risk and execution speed without being bound by unnecessary process. We have multiple Chief Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer opportunities available across a range of advanced platforms.</p> <p><em><strong>We will work with exceptional candidates to find the best fit for their unique expertise.</strong></em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>THE LEADER OF LEADERS:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Next Gen Airpower - </strong>You will serve as the technical authority for a 5th or 6th generation multi-role platform, with a focus on integrating survivability and advanced mission systems into a next-generation air dominance solution.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, High Speed - </strong>You will lead the development of a Mach 3+ air vehicle, leveraging deep expertise in high-speed aerodynamics, air-breathing or rocket propulsion, and the high-temperature materials required for extreme flight regimes.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Large Autonomous Aircraft - </strong>You will own the development of a large-scale autonomous aircraft (over 150,000 lbs GTOW), tackling the unique structural, aerodynamic, and endurance challenges of HALE or large-payload platforms.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Navy Airpower - </strong>You will own the technical development of a carrier-based autonomous aircraft, with a deep, proven emphasis on carrier suitability, naval aviation requirements, and the NAVAIR airworthiness process.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Conventional ISR - </strong>You will lead the full EMD of a Group 3+ ISR and/or strike platform, with a special emphasis on integrating the complex sensors, payloads, data links, and mission systems that define the aircraft's capability.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Next-Gen ISR- </strong>You will lead a low-observable ISR/strike program where "exquisite survivability" is the primary design driver, making the integrated trades between signature, performance, and mission systems</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Advanced Development</strong> - You are a proven "builder" who can lead the hands-on prototyping and integration of a new complex aerospace vehicle.</li> <li><strong>Chief Engineer, Advanced Concepts</strong> - You are responsible for inventing, designing, building, and testing<strong> </strong>new versions and new capabilities for Anduril's "Fury" unmanned aircraft system.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><strong>Proven "Cradle-to-Flight" Ownership:</strong> You have served as the <strong>Chief Engineer, Air Vehicle IPT Lead, or equivalent single point of technical authority</strong> on at least one clean-sheet or major-variant aircraft program, and you saw it through from the conceptual design phase to a successful flight test campaign.</li> <li><strong>Cross-Disciplinary Technical Authority:</strong> You have a demonstrated history of personally making and owning the integrated technical trades between at least three of the following core disciplines: <strong>Aerodynamics, Structures, Propulsion, GNC, or Systems Integration.</strong> You are not a career-long specialist in a single area.</li> <li><strong>EMD "Valley of Death" Experience:</strong> You have led a multi-disciplinary team through the chaos of a first-article build, integration, and ground test. You have personally dispositioned MRB tags, solved integration problems on the shop floor, and held <strong>"red-line authority"</strong> to