Anduril Industries · 1 day ago
Mission System Lead
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$191K/yr - $253K/yr
5+ years expAnduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on enhancing military capabilities through advanced technology. The Mission System Lead will oversee the technical development and integration of mission systems for maritime products, ensuring alignment with customer needs and company strategy while leading cross-functional teams to deliver operational success.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own customer success through the design and delivery of a fully operational mission system for a new maritime platform
Partner with the Vehicle Software team that is responsible for core sensor, actuator, and vehicle system functionality. Collaborate on interfacing requirements between Vehicle Management System and Mission System stacks
Drive architecture selection and design for robotic mission systems, including hardware selection, compute, storage and network architecture. Service orchestration and other software platform concerns that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment
Contribute to the design and development of a company-wide roadmap for mission system integration into maritime platforms, including necessary software inputs
Lead teams that develop software that runs on- and off- platform, using a variety of technologies
Drive the design and implementation of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of mission software, including full lifecycle testing
Drive the creation of test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop
Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment
Lead teams of multi-disciplinary engineers, including as a mentor for Senior Software Engineers from differing backgrounds
Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams to rapidly deliver capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time
Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 25% of the time
Qualification
Required
Experience in a senior role for the delivery of a military mission system
Experience with the development and sustainment of distributed software platform and application architectures, running under dynamic network topologies
Experience with modeling and simulation
Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software
Experience with development of comprehensive unit test and regression
Deep understanding of autonomous weapons systems, inclusive of payload capabilities and both commercial and military mission sets
Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
Familiarity with vehicle management systems
Familiarity with System Engineering concepts
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Experience in a leadership position within a high performing technology organization
Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency and optimization
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
Capacity to work holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design, implementation, operation and sustainment
Capacity to act as the technical owner for an entire mission system, including stakeholder and customer engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co-ordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution
Capacity to learn and grow individually, while mentoring senior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
5+ years of operational experience with autonomous maritime systems
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.
1001-5000 employees
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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