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Anduril Industries, a defense technology company transforming military capabilities through advanced technology, is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the design, development, and technical integration of a critical product line focused on network capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of complex engineering challenges in embedded systems, networking protocols, mechanical integration, and strategic program execution.
As Chief Engineer, you will own end-to-end technical success and architectural coherence of complex, multi-disciplinary network systems. You will define comprehensive technical architecture, design principles, and engineering roadmaps for distributed network systems, ensuring technical consistency, scalability, performance, and cyber-resilience across embedded software, UI/UX design, network protocols, hardware integration, and ruggedized mechanical designs.
Key responsibilities include serving as the ultimate technical arbiter for system integrity, reliability, security, and survivability in contested and high-security environments. You will provide decisive technical leadership to large, multi-disciplinary engineering teams spanning Mechanical, Electrical, and Software disciplines, fostering a culture of technical excellence, rigorous design, and rapid iteration. You will translate strategic objectives and customer needs into actionable technical requirements, drive critical design decisions related to network topology, protocol selection, and hardware integration, and act as the primary technical interface with internal and external stakeholders including customers and regulatory bodies.
The role requires driving aggressive timelines for design, development, integration, and testing of network systems, supporting rapid prototyping, fielding, and scaled production of operational capabilities for defense applications. You will work directly with senior technical leaders, program managers, and customers to define and deliver cutting-edge networking capabilities that impact national security.
Required: 15+ years of progressive experience in complex network systems engineering, R&D, and product development, with significant time in a leadership or Chief Engineer capacity for multi-disciplinary systems. Deep and broad technical expertise across network system design, with significant experience in at least two of: Software Engineering (network protocols, distributed systems, embedded networking, real-time operating systems, cybersecurity), Electrical Engineering (digital communications, power systems, high-speed digital design, PCB design), or Mechanical Engineering (ruggedized enclosure design, thermal management, vibration/shock mitigation, platform integration).
