Anduril Industries · 11 hours ago
Vehicle Systems Lead
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$191K/yr - $253K/yrAnduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Vehicle Systems Lead will oversee the technical development and integration of mission systems for maritime products, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and managing cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
Responsibilities
Ownership of the Vehicle System, interfaces to other Systems, and overall performance against the Program and Product requirements for a new start platform
Schedule and execution ownership for vehicle system across product generations, including timeframe of development, prototype testing, demonstrations, transitioning from prototype designs to rate manufacturing etc
Responsibility for vehicle developmental budget and cost performance, ensuring all subsystems are compliant and targeting cost reduction according to system cost plan
Technical leadership at the vehicle system level, including overall responsibility for technical performance, implementation and adherence to design principals and tenets, sustainment of issue resolution activities, etc
Escalation path for technical decision making and/or deconfliction for the vehicle system team. Additional decision making/escalation to be done through Maritime Chief Engineer
Represent the vehicle system in leadership meetings, customer interfacing meetings, and wherever else appropriate
Lead meetings across the vehicle team at the necessary cadences such as daily standup, sprint planning, retro, monthlies, all-hands etc
Interface directly with Chief Engineer and other system leads on technical challenges and issue resolution
Interface directly with peers across Production, Payloads, Mission Systems, Field Operations, Product Management, and Sustainment teams to align execution streams to product level schedule
Drive platform level trade studies across critical systems and subsystems to inform generational architectural updates and changes to the platform
Lead and mentor Senior and Principal level engineers for growth towards platform level leadership roles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Extensive professional experience working as an Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise
Extensive professional experience working as a project lead or manager driving execution across diverse engineering disciplines
Extensive professional experience with detailed project planning at the product or system level across diverse engineering disciplines
Experience with projects, programs, or products transitioning from prototype design, prototype testing, new product introduction, and transition into production
Ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with the capability to maintain organization across a large team and effectively triage issues and blockers across the product organization
Preferred
Experience with the design, implementation and support of robotic and/or autonomous systems
Experience working within the defense, maritime and/or aerospace domains
Experience with product roadmaps and generational product developments
Experience and training in program management
Benefits
Healthcare Benefits
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.
Retirement Savings Plan
Company
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.25BKey Investors
AlphaTON Capital Corp.Founders FundU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-16Corporate Round· $30M
2025-06-05Series G· $2.5B
2025-01-07Grant· $14.3M
Leadership Team
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
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