Air Vehicle Lead, High Speed Missiles
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted 29 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 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
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As the Air Vehicle Lead for Anduril Industries, you will oversee the mechanical development of new autonomous missile systems, guiding projects from concept through to flight testing. Your role will involve leading design efforts, managing a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring that systems meet performance and cost requirements. You will also engage in hands-on design work, prototype building, and customer interactions, all within a fast-paced environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- BS in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of aerospace experience in a professional setting
- Working knowledge of MIL standards and industry best practices
- Strong understanding and experience developing air vehicle conceptual designs and transitioning them to flying and deployable systems
- Familiarity with key aircraft subsystems and their development methods
- Experience creating, organizing, and managing complex vehicle development designs in CAD
Nice to have
- MS in aerospace, mechanical engineering or related field
- Working knowledge of NX/Teamcenter
- Experience with air launched expendable systems
- Experience with air breathing high sub-sonic or super sonic expendable systems
- Experience with liquid or solid rocket motors on expendable systems
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 mention of the technologies or tools used in the mechanical development process
- Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
- Role involves significant travel to test sites which may impact work-life balance
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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