- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Salary
- $191,000–$253,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Systems Engineer - Payload Lead
Job description
ABOUT THE TEAM The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder - an autonomous attack rotorcraft built to fight alongside crewed combat aviation to deliver overwhelming mass effects deep beyond the front lines. The team in London builds the Mission System and the autonomy that makes aircraft like Thunder work. Autonomy is only as good as the link that carries it. Thunder is a compact airframe with weapons, sensors and radios competing for the same antenna real estate, flying low and in formation, in a spectrum that is actively contested. That is the problem you would own.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S.
Job requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution, with progressive engineering experience as follows: eleven or more years with a…
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple engineering teams or a multi team organization
- Hands on background with MIL STD 1553 and/or MIL STD 1760 interfaces
- Familiarity with air to air weapons and logical Interface Control Documents
- Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft
- Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks
- Experience owning staffing, hiring, and resourcing decisions for an engineering organization
- Experience managing customer, contractor, and supplier relationships on integration programs, including commercial and technical scope