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Senior Systems Security Engineer, Programs

Anduril· Corporate Technology : Corporate Technology International
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Costa Mesa, California$183k - $243kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior systems security engineer responsible for driving security engineering principles into the design, integration, and lifecycle management of Anduril’s advanced technologies, including AI systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles, and long-range sensors.

Responsibilities

  • Own security end-to-end for assigned products—derive and decompose security requirements from customer needs and threat intelligence, design security architectures, and manage security through the full product lifecycle
  • Implement security features and capabilities, develop and execute comprehensive security test strategies at multiple integration levels, and support major milestone deliveries (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR)
  • Brief security architectures and approaches to government customers and program leadership, translating complex security concepts for diverse audiences
  • Collaborates and builds solutions with engineering teams to meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
  • Collaborate with security assessment teams to assess Anduril’s products and integrated components to uncover potential weaknesses
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams to translate architectural requirements into implementations, and coordinate with security teams on threat modeling, validation, and testing

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience
  • Evidence of leading a team to solve complex security engineering challenges
  • Able to evaluate trade spaces and offer optimal security solutions against program risks using advanced knowledge and sound judgement
  • Experience in one or more of the following fields: Systems Security Engineering, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science
  • Familiarity with security-relevant features on embedded hardware / FPGAs (e.g., secure boot, key management, etc.)
  • Previous work on security engineering and architecture for defense / national security systems and/or complex embedded commercial systems
  • Ability to effectively brief and interact regularly with highly technical government customers
  • Strong understanding of the “why” behind the product, systems, and security design
  • A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain at least a final active US Secret security clearance with SAP eligibility
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Security architectureSecurity testingThreat modelingEmbedded systems / hardware securityGovernment customer briefing

Benefits

  • Benefit package as described in the job description is included with full-time offers
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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