Air Vehicle Lead, Thunder

Posted

AndurilCosta Mesa, California, United Statesfull_timelead

$146,000 – $253,000 USD

Responsibilities

  • Own the Air Vehicle System Design Document (SDD) to maintain, evolve, and enforce the design baseline that drives partner's air vehicle from mission needs
  • Represent Anduril in partner vehicle engineering design reviews, advocating for military mission requirements including payload, power, survivability, and flight performance
  • Support the CE in defining ICDs and manage the full co-development technical interface (space claims, power/thermal budgets, structural provisions)
  • Drive air vehicle configuration decisions affecting mission capability such as payload bay geometry, antenna placement, and power architecture
  • Own TPM management across the air vehicle interface, tracking verification closure and managing open technical risks

Soft Skills

Rotorcraft EngineeringVtol Flight MechanicsTechnical Project ManagementRequirements EngineeringAirworthinessFlight Test PlanningAutonomous Systems IntegrationSecurity Clearance

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Health Insurance

Culture

Cross-Functional TeamsAutonomous TeamsMission-Driven

Requirements

Regions: Us

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About Anduril
Industry: defense technology
Size: large

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds cutting-edge hardware and software systems powered by Lattice OS to transform military capabilities.

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Compensation
Base salary: $146,000 – $253,000 USD
Equity: Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers