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Engineering Lead, Air Defense U.S. Air Force Portfolio

Anduril · Irvine, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site

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About Anduril

Anduril Industries builds advanced autonomous systems and defense technology to protect US and allied forces. Creating the future of national security through AI, robotics, and cutting-edge engineering. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and a16z.

About the role

The U.S. Air Force is one of Anduril's largest and fastest-growing air defense customers, and the work has moved well past demonstrations. The portfolio runs programs of record, multi-year IDIQs, and recurring sustainment at the same time, and installation defense is scaling from individual sites toward a service-wide posture. The technical scope is broadening with it, across sensors, effectors, command and control, tactical networks, and accreditation boundaries. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Engineering, science, or other technical degree, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8+ years of systems or engineering experience on fielded systems
  • End-to-end accountability for whether a delivered system actually worked at the site, not only for producing its design artifacts
  • Has owned the architecture, interface set, and verification approach for a delivered capability or a program's technical scope
  • Experience integrating third-party and government-furnished hardware and software into a system you were accountable for
  • Ability to define the verification approach for a full scope and explain why the planned coverage is sufficient
More about this role

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.

Anduril's Air Defense team develops, integrates, and fields autonomous systems that find, track, and defeat threats in the sky while keeping operators in control of engagement decisions. The team brings together Roadrunner, Sentry, Anvil, Pulsar, and Wisp with existing and third-party sensors and effectors through Lattice, creating a software-enabled family of systems for the modern battlespace. As control of the air becomes more contested, these networked capabilities...

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