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Salary: USD 191,000 - 253,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology. The Maritime Division is scaling at historic pace, anchored by Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard in Baltimore County, Maryland, as part of a $6.6 billion investment in America's submarine industrial base. The division is currently prototyping advanced manufacturing methods and digital workflows at a 160,000 square foot Proto-Factory in Orange County, California.
In this role, you will own payload integration within Mission Systems for a maritime autonomous vehicle, managing integration of Anduril and third-party payloads from concept through deployment. Reporting to the Mission Systems Lead, you will own payload interfaces, interoperability, mission development, and reference mission kits, ensuring payloads meet customer mission requirements and integrate with the vehicle platform and autonomy stack.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own payload architecture: mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces for all mission payloads
- Drive integration of Anduril payloads and government-furnished equipment onto the platform
- Drive interoperability standards for payload modularity across vehicle configurations
- Develop reference mission kits that package payloads with autonomy behaviors for specific mission sets
- Define payload interface requirements and work with Vehicle Systems on accommodation
- Manage payload integration schedule and cost across prototype and production phases
- Coordinate with third-party vendors on payload qualification and integration
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers across payload disciplines
- Support testing and field deployment of payload systems
- Represent the payload subsystem in technical and customer meetings
- Interface with Mission Systems Lead and autonomy team on mission system integration
- Travel up to 25% to test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations
You will leverage both technical expertise and leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ideal candidate will leverage experience executing and successfully completing highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in payload integration, weapons systems, or mission systems
- Experience delivering payload integration in defense or aerospace environments
- Demonstrated experience with sensor integration, weapons systems, or C4ISR payloads
- Experience with the full product delivery lifecycle: design, test, manufacturing, deployment
- Deep understanding of military mission sets and payload capabilities
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with maritime or undersea payload systems
- Working knowledge of payload certification and weapons safety (MIL-STD-882E)
- Experience with autonomous systems payload integration
- Familiarity with modular open systems architecture (MOSA)
- Prior Navy or defense operational experience
