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Deputy Chief Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Autonomous Airpower Engineering : Chief Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Lead the end-to-end development of large aircraft subsystems, from concept through productionization, across multi-disciplinary teams within Anduril’s autonomous airpower platform.

Responsibilities

  • Own vehicle subsystems / design scope from conceptual design phase through detailed design, build, test and productionization.
  • Establish program plan/vision and communicate to team while ensuring they stay on track
  • Coordinate and execute design level trades working with various functional engineering teams
  • Incorporate expert knowledge of first principles aircraft design, design standards, system safety, test methodology and risk reduction across team.
  • Establish requirements, design review entrance/exit criteria, etc.
  • Own interfaces between subsystems
  • Manage technical and programmatic risks for systems you are responsible for.
  • Negotiate workflows with functional engineering leaders
  • Develop budgetary estimates and schedules working with functional engineering teams
  • Develop staffing estimates, and work with functional engineering and operations teams to recruit top talent and integrate them into the team.
  • Monitor budget and schedule performance to ensure appropriate performance.
  • Coordinate transitions between engineering and manufacturing, test, and production

Qualifications

  • Experience developing, building, and testing large aircraft subsystems.
  • 7+ years of technical engineering experience in a professional environment
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Experience leading technical new start development projects.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
  • Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Software Engineering Degree

Skills

Required:Aircraft subsystem developmentProject/program managementStakeholder communication

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health coverage and recovery support (information available via Explore Our Benefits)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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