Senior Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
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About this role
As a Senior Systems Engineer for Air Vehicle Systems at Anduril Industries, you will lead systems engineering efforts for a Group 5 aircraft program, focusing on complex unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Your responsibilities will include shaping customer needs into requirements, developing system engineering artifacts, leading engineering reviews, and managing program risks in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 7+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems
- Familiarity and experience with standards and handbooks: MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881
- Experience developing subsystem and component requirements and interfaces
- Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on complex systems - DoD Weapon Systems, Space Systems, etc...
- Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
Nice to have
- Experience in at least one of the following aircraft areas of expertise: avionics, electrical power systems, communications, propulsion, mechanical systems, hydraulic systems
- Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software (Rhapsody, SparxEA, etc...)
- Experience with Digital Engineering workflows and Integrated Modeling Environments (i.e. Teamwork Cloud)
- Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the technologies or tools used in the role
- Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance required, with potential for Top Secret clearance needed later
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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