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Senior Product Designer, Mission Autonomy

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Mission Autonomy Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Design role on Anduril’s Mission Autonomy team, owning the design vision for unified command and control of hundreds of autonomous vehicles, spanning fleet management, mission planning, live execution, autonomous collaboration, and generative AI.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Mission Autonomy team's designer to shape experiences from discovery to delivery — maturing capabilities for fielded use and expanding into new workflows as programs launch.
  • Spend time on-site with soldiers and subject matter experts to build deep user empathy, understand pain points, and test design hypotheses through workshops, field observations, and iterative prototyping.
  • Inspire development with strong product narratives, journey maps, user workflows, high-fidelity mockups, and rigorous documentation.
  • Turn ambiguous design challenges and technically complex software into polished, clear interfaces that operators can pick up with ease.
  • Partner with engineering and product to define delivery timelines, optimizing for getting critical functionality into operators' hands.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic reuse across Anduril's existing interfaces — leveraging and extending the design system to meet the unique requirements of operation at scale.
  • Contribute to the central design team function by participating in design critiques, mentoring peers, and sharing best practices across specialties.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in product design, UX, or HCI, with a proven ability to execute high-craft, technically informed solutions.
  • Demonstrated autonomy in design execution with the ability to independently drive feature-level and system-level work, navigating complex ambiguities with sound judgment.
  • Deep expertise in visual and interaction design with proven ability to design complex technical workflows where precision, clarity, and attention to detail are critical; portfolio demonstrating elegant solutions and high craft quality.
  • Systems thinking mindset with ability to map user journeys across multiple user types and operational contexts.
  • Strong prototyping skills to drive clarity in decision-making.
  • Ability to communicate the “why” behind design decisions; work demonstrating having navigated complex stakeholder requirements across engineering, product, and business teams.
  • No prior defense experience necessary – we are looking for designers who can bring diverse perspectives to hard problems.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

Skills

Required:Product designVisual and interaction designSystems thinkingPrototyping

Benefits

  • Benefits: Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health and recovery support (detailed in company benefits information).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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