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Anduril Industries

Mission Operations Engineer

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
77 days
Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 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
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Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

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About this role

As a Mission Operations Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will be responsible for the Barracuda family of autonomous cruise missiles, managing customer relationships and ensuring effective deployment and operation of the systems. Your role will involve significant fieldwork, including executing tests and demonstrations, training operators, and translating customer needs into engineering feedback. You will also work on sustainment support and account growth, requiring frequent travel and collaboration across various teams.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
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1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field (or equivalent military/operational experience)
  • 4+ years of operational, test, or program experience in a military and/or defense industry environment
  • Demonstrated ability to learn a complex weapon system end to end and explain it to both operators and engineers
  • Experience planning and executing field activity: tests, exercises, demonstrations, deployments, or live-fire events
  • Strong technical aptitude and intellectual curiosity; comfortable working directly with engineers
  • Clear, direct written and verbal communication

Nice to have

  • Operational or test experience with cruise missiles, munitions, or precision strike weapons
  • Military background in a strike, fires, weapons, aircrew, EOD/ammunition, or armament role
  • Experience with autonomous or unmanned air systems and their launch, control, and mission planning systems
  • Prior work supporting flight test campaigns, range operations, or joint capability demonstrations
  • Familiarity with munitions logistics

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

  • Role requires frequent domestic and international travel (up to 50%)
  • No specific mention of remote work options; role is in-person at office locations
  • Salary range provided is an estimate and may vary based on various factors
  • Vague details on the specific technologies and systems used in the role

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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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