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Anduril Industries · 5 hours ago

Mission Analytics Engineer

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$113K/yr - $149K/yr

3+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The role of Mission Analytics Engineer involves designing and maintaining data systems, collaborating with stakeholders to implement analytics solutions, and ensuring data quality to support operational workflows.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist in developing and maintaining data systems for high quality, low latency data ingestion from various source systems and transformation for downstream data products and operational workflows

Collaborate with stakeholders to collect requirements and write code for secure, timely, accurate, trusted, and extensible data models

Become a trusted partner to AD's leadership by creating reusable entities that generalize how our division operates and build product, operations, and business-related workflows, dashboards, and metrics that drive better and faster decision-making

Develop and deliver analytics solutions for evolving problems in network-isolated and classified environments

Empower users to leverage the aforementioned data architecture to self-serve through enablement & knowledge-transfer, as well as improving the developer/end-user experience

Qualification

Data modelingPythonSQLCloud servicesData pipelinesDevOps toolsProgramming languagesRoot cause analysisCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

3+ years of experience in an analytics-focused or data-oriented role (e.g., data engineer, analytics engineer, data scientist, data analyst)

Exceptional general problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, bringing to bear technical solutions to ambiguous and dynamic data problems

Experience designing scalable and adaptable logical and physical data models that facilitate both future product evolution and analytical requirements

Strong skills in performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially when communicating with a technical audience; an affection for documentation

Ability to drive consensus across internal and external stakeholders, with demonstrated experience leading through influence

Ability to work with multiple programming languages and frameworks within our technology ecosystem

Strong fundamentals in writing, debugging, and maintaining Python and SQL code

Working knowledge of at least one other programming language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Java, Scala, Haskell, OCaml, Julia, etc.)

Participation in developing data solutions in a cloud environment

Practical exposure to data pipelines and orchestration concepts (e.g., Flyte, Airflow, Dagster, etc.)

Basic implementation experience with DevOps tools: containerization (e.g., Docker), container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Helm), CI/CD tooling (e.g., CircleCI, ArgoCD), and monitoring (e.g., DataDog, Grafana)

Hands-on experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) and knowledge of infrastructure-as-code concepts (e.g., Terraform)

Working knowledge of service-oriented architectures (e.g., REST APIs, gRPC, protocol buffers)

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secret Clearance or higher

Preferred

Exposure to systems programming languages such as C/C++, Zig, Rust, etc

Basic knowledge of analytical workloads in on-premises or resource-constrained environments

Introduction to handling data in air-gapped and security-hardened networks

Exposure to specialized data formats relevant to robotics (e.g. MCAP, HDF5, etc.)

Hands-on practice with modern data tools such as dbt, Palantir Foundry, Trino/Presto, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and/or in-memory databases (e.g., DuckDB, Polars)

Introductory knowledge of the Nix ecosystem for dependency management and system configuration

Basic Linux skills

Interest in the challenges of developing and deploying autonomous systems in defense applications

Curiosity about the intersection of analytics and hardware systems, motivated by Anduril's mission

Prior exposure and significant interest in defense, aerospace, or intelligence domains

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.

We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

Pension plan with employer match.

Superannuation plan.