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Senior RF Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance

Anduril - Costa Mesa, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-15

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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / annual

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior RF Mission Systems Engineer to join the Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team. This team develops end-to-end autonomous air systems delivering exceptional warfighter outcomes. In this role, you will own mission outcomes within Anduril programs through payload selection, sourcing, and validation. You will start with mission-level objectives and drive to solutions using modeling, domain expertise, and vendor engagement. Key responsibilities include: • Conduct trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems to deliver successful mission outcomes in collaboration with the broader AD&S team • Architect autonomous multi-function, multi-mode payload and system solution concepts, requirements, layout, interfaces, and employment strategies • Adapt or derive physics-based models of payload system performance working with subject matter experts • Adapt or develop validated effects-based models for use in mission-level modeling and simulation tools • Validate system performance in close cooperation with test and integration engineers • Work closely with AD&S teams to successfully integrate and deliver high-performance systems to customers • Manage subcontractors and/or internal development teams to define subsystem requirements and drive technical performance on schedule • Communicate results in multiple forms internally and externally You will take ownership of subcontractor and internal technical development efforts while working across various Anduril teams to appropriately integrate capabilities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building and delivering next-generation autonomous capabilities through rigorous modeling, system trades exploration, and actual vehicle integration. REQUIREMENTS: • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance • Communications, sensors, and effector domain expertise in one or more of: Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems • Experience with missile design and integration

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