← All roles

Systems Engineering Lead, Air Vehicle Systems

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Mission Engineering : Systems Engineering
Apply on company site
Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Lead Systems Engineer for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft program. Focused on shaping air vehicle and subsystem requirements, developing MBSE artifacts, and ensuring airworthiness certification for unmanned air vehicle systems. Based in Costa Mesa, CA with future relocation to Long Beach, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Develop System Engineering artifacts, including system model, to trace from stakeholder inputs through design in a digital thread. Incorporate input from system safety, software engineering, and other disciplines to shape system architecture and support airworthiness certification.
  • Communicate and manage program risks in conjunction with Chief Engineer and Program Management.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
  • 10+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems
  • 3+ years of leading a systems engineering team working on air vehicle systems
  • Familiarity and experience with MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881
  • Experience developing subsystem requirements and interfaces; including mission systems
  • Experience on mature Aircraft development programs including operational testing and airworthiness certification
  • Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
  • Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...
  • Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts
  • Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:System engineering leadershipMBSE artifacts (system model, etc.)SysML, DoDAF, UAFPAirworthiness certification

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anduril

defense-aero-and-safetyliquid-ai-recruiting-targetsetter-30setter-30-2026-q1wing-list-2026wing-list-2026-giga-stage
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Anduril