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Systems Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril · Irvine, California, 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

We're seeking a System Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine, CA. This role provides an opportunity for immediate impact on real-world operations. Our focus is on creating groundbreaking technology that operators need and trust, and all your work will feed into this. This engineer will work on time synchronization and navigation accuracy across multiple vehicles (GPS-based timing sync, multi-sensor position fusion), and writes interface specs with an outside manufacturing partner. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Minimum of 4+ years experience as an engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment
  • Proven client-facing technical program management and/or systems engineering experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
  • Direct experience with GNSS/GPS timing, navigation systems, or multi-sensor position/timing fusion - this is a specific technical niche
  • Experience writing specs or interfaces that an external partner company builds against
  • A strong familiarity with robotics, sensor integrations, or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred
  • Proven experience leading a technical team of peers to field hardware or software products to real operating environments
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 builds autonomous robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. This team is the nexus of premier Anduril-built products such as Roadrunner, Sentry, Anvil, Pulsar, and Wisp integrated into a software-enabled Air Defense family of systems tailored to the modern battlespace. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, we provide critical force protection capabilities to support the warfighter. Our autonomous...

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