Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
You’ll own the technical development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from whitepaper sketches and conceptual design through detailed design, build, test, and transition to production. This includes vehicle layout and conceptual design, thruster and propulsion system design and integration, guidance section development, payload and datalink integration, fabrication and testing systelms. These projects will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in programmatic decision will play a key role in making sure the right design, analysis, and test steps are being completed to ensure success without simply completing steps that add no value. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Responsible for the tactical year-to-year technical execution of the Product Roadmap in the form of defining the technical approach, key requirements, and prototyping approach.
- Support the build out of development timelines with associated milestones and staffing needs.
- Work directly with the product team (Product Manager, EPM, Lead Systems Engineer) to ensure tactical development is executed on plan.
- Promote and protect commonality across LD product line, inclusive of programs and development efforts within the LD family.
- Accountable for technical decisions and developments on the Dive-LD.
- Work closely with effort teams to identify and execute opportunities to mentor engineers from individual contributors into more leadership roles, effectively building technical bench strength.
- Work closely with functional leads to drive common approaches for technical development and process.
- Responsible for all high-level trades for capability or major component changes for the LD base product
- Responsible for root cause corrective action process as well as case-by-case execution and implementation. Have high ownership over the reliability and lifetime performance of the Dive-LD product and family.
- Technical point of contact for IRADs on Dive-LD, consulting or delegating as required to appropriate leads.
- Identify opportunities for Division collaboration and commonality in design and processes.
- Key stakeholder for technical feasibility/impact in proposed work or capability insertion.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Deep understanding of ocean-going craft, systems engineering, product development, and overall engineering process.
- Experience in a senior role leading maritime programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers.
- Strong understanding of the “why” behind vehicle and systems design.
- Experience working on mission-critical DoD systems.
- Experience creating teams and focusing them around a common vision.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Willingness to travel 25% to customer and test sites.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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