Lead Scientist, Discovery

Posted

AndurilWashington, District of Columbia, United Statesfull_timeprincipal

$253,000 – $336,000 USD

Tech Stack

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior technical lead for cross-business growth initiatives involving cUAS, networking, autonomy, sensing, C2, and advanced mission systems
  • Develop technical concepts, architectures, white papers, briefings, and demonstrations connecting customer mission needs to Anduril capabilities
  • Engage with senior government, military, and industry stakeholders to translate operational gaps into technical strategies
  • Lead early-stage technical solutioning for new business pursuits, including system architecture, integration approach, CONOPS, and experimentation plans
  • Provide technical leadership for proposals, capture activities, strategic campaigns, and mentor engineers and technologists

Soft Skills

Counter-UasAutonomous SystemsSensorsCommand-And-ControlElectronic WarfareWritten CommunicationStakeholder ManagementMentoringRf SystemsAerospace EngineeringSystems Engineering

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Health Insurance

Culture

Mission-DrivenCross-Functional Teams

Requirements

Preferred: PhD in engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field
Regions: Us

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About Anduril
Industry: defense technology
Size: large

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology, powered by its AI-enabled operating system, Lattice OS.

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Compensation
Base salary: $253,000 – $336,000 USD
Equity: Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers