Hiring: Systems Engineer Company: Anduril Industries Location: Irvine, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 13:11:41 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Computer Vision, Confluence, Defense Industry, Jira, Product Management, Program Management, Pulsar, Secret Clearance, Sentry, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •4+ years experience as a Chief Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment. Required Skills: •Technical Ownership: Drive technical outcomes through meticulous understanding of system performance, drive product development through operational learnings and data, own the technical narrative from product deliver through continuous improvements. Credibly represent our system in front of technical and nontechnical clients •Tactical Execution: Bring clarity to the path between engineering development and operational delivery. Whether through sprint planning and execution or on-the-ground support of test events, attack blockers and guide the team through fast-paced execution to deliver the optimal technical outcome for the client. •Execute Autonomously: Execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from external clients. Seize the opportunity to shape requirements in favor of the optimal product for the client and the company. Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work. Become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers. •Enable Cross Team Collaboration: Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple teams and initiatives. Collaborate closely and even embed within partner teams, such as hardware, software, test, and field operations as needed. •Shape Growth Opportunities: Support the drafting of technical proposals, ensuring that potential projects and scaling opportunities with each account are accurately scoped, resourced, and aligned with the organization's capabilities and strategic goals. Drive the alignment of the technical roadmap with the strategic vision Qualifications: •Minimum of 4+ years experience as a Chief Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or 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 •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 •Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams. •Demonstrated capacity to work with internal and external stakeholders, across a wide range of technical comfort •Excellent written and verbal communication skills •Must be able to obtain a minimum Secret Clearance. •Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time •Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions Compensation: •$129,000 - $171,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!