Chief Engineer, Networking

Anduril Industries • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

ABOUT THE TEAM The Menace Platform Division is developing a first of it’s kind Platform built for the tactical edge, where connectivity is contested, latency costs lives, and resilience defines victory. Built on Anduril’s field-proven Menace and Voyager systems, and powered by the company’s Lattice orchestration framework and distributed Fabric and Data Mesh, the Menace Platform allows warfighters, allies, and partners to deploy applications, share data, and make decisions at machine speed—even when disconnected. The Menace Platform team is rapidly scaling and is looking for engineering leaders to drive the development our foundational stack that supports a wide range of connected warfare applications, from early prototypes to customer incubation to world-wide release. WHAT YOU’LL DO Divisional responsibilities leading the end to end efforts and team responsible for developing Menace Mesh - our fundamental battlefield network offering. You will drive strategy, execution, and product definition on from an early stage product through feature development, scalability, and a long term engineering vision. Work cross divisionally on defining the technical vision, developing product roadmaps across Connected Warfare while giving appropriate consideration of key design choices, performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk Lead the end to end efforts and team responsible for enabling resilient and mesh-by-default networking at the edge through optimized communication pathways and communication continuums across echelons Own technical vision developing product roadmaps that give appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk Coordinate the development of prototype and early releases that provide real capabilities in hands of customers and internal business lines at rapid pace Manage the detailed design of the architecture and stack that balances customer requirements, product vision and speed to market Work with senior leadership to gain strategic alignment and ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope Enable remote sustainment of solutions at scale

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Science, Masters or PhD in an engineering field
• Deep, hands-on expertise in designing, building, and owning the architecture of distributed systems
• Proven experience running large-scale production systems with high availability and performance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to make architecture and tradeoff decisions across security, latency, and extensibility
• Deep familiarity with cloud-native architectures, including containerization, orchestration and managed infrastructure services
• Experience in a senior role leading programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers
• Experience creating teams and focusing them around a common vision
• Direct experience deploying and operating distributed systems on major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure and/or GCP a huge plus
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Divisional responsibilities leading the end to end efforts and team responsible for developing Menace Mesh - our fundamental battlefield network offering.
• Drive strategy, execution, and product definition on from an early stage product through feature development, scalability, and a long term engineering vision.
• Work cross divisionally on defining the technical vision, developing product roadmaps across Connected Warfare while giving appropriate consideration of key design choices, performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk
• Lead the end to end efforts and team responsible for enabling resilient and mesh-by-default networking at the edge through optimized communication pathways and communication continuums across echelons
• Own technical vision developing product roadmaps that give appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk
• Coordinate the development of prototype and early releases that provide real capabilities in hands of customers and internal business lines at rapid pace
• Manage the detailed design of the architecture and stack that balances customer requirements, product vision and speed to market
• Work with senior leadership to gain strategic alignment and ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope
• Enable remote sustainment of solutions at scale

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Additional Benefits Income Protection : Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off : Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
• Retirement Savings Plan US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match. AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees