Director, EW Core Tech

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) business line at Anduril develops radio frequency (RF) integrated systems and subsystems for ground, maritime, air, and space missions. Today, Anduril EW focuses on delivering solutions for counter unmanned systems (cUAS), multi-mission electromagnetic countermeasures (MM-ECM), airborne effects and survivability, and other specialized mission sets to the joint force. We take a software-defined, hardware-enabled approach that compresses traditional development cycles and delivers relevant outcomes to the warfighter.

The Director of EW Core Tech is a new leadership role within a new department that owns product development and program portfolio technical direction. The Core Technology department contains two groups: Product Engineering and Portfolio Chief Engineering. At Anduril, we develop core radio products that are applicable to multiple mission areas. Within our product engineering group, each product line has an architecture lead, product manager, software lead, and hardware lead that drives product development in response to market forces, mission need, and internal/external requirements. Within our portfolio chief engineering group, each mission area or collection of programs has a chief engineer, lead systems engineer, and technical project manager. This group is responsible for technical direction and execution against a portfolio of internal R&D projects, collaborative development contracts, and scaled deployment contracts.

The Director of EW Core Tech works directly with the EW General Manager, Functional Leadership Team, and Growth & Strategy team to define technical strategy, technical vision, and ultimately own the outcomes within our program portfolio. This role will be deeply involved in all aspects of technical execution including product strategy and positioning, new product development, product sustainment, new product introduction, and program capture. The role will also manage our internal development processes including from concept screening, through scoping and planning, to concept review, design reviews, technical readiness reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, and change control boards.

Requirements

• A burning, inextinguishable desire to disrupt the status quo, develop novel solutions for mass distribution, and run through brick walls to deliver strategically-impactful outcomes for the warfighter.
• 10+ Years of experience developing integrated RF solutions for the US Department of War and US Intelligence Community across ground, maritime, air, and space domains.
• Experience designing, developing, and testing hardware with FPGA, ARM, x86, and GPU compute architecture.
• Deep understanding of Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) architecture-Digital Signal Processing, Model & Simulation, SW/FW-techniques, RF/EE/Antenna design.
• Experience leading and coordinating cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience executing technical millstones internally and externally (Concept Review, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.).
• Enthusiasm around mentorship.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%
• Currently posses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or PhD degree in Hardware or Software Engineering Disciplines or related fields.
• Breadth of experience in cUAS, cPNT, MM-ECM, airborne countermeasures, airborne survivability, electronic intelligence, signals intelligence, communications, and/or other advanced RF effects.
• Experience producing RF systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the chief technologist of the business line, guiding technical vision and direction across a massive portfolio of capabilities.
• Refine and manage our product development process, from shark tank sessions through scaled manufacturing and mass distribution.
• Lead and scale a team of chief engineers and systems engineers that deliver capabilities and integrated systems to the joint force.
• Plot the future of EW and Anduril’s future in RF, including significant input into internal investments, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, market entry, and strategic program capture.
• Refine, develop, and manage processes for developing the right technologies, on tactically relevant timelines, within budget.
• Partner with customers to understand their mission needs and iterate quickly to field relevant technologies at scale.
• Guide and mentor the team to get them to the next level, expand into new domains, and execute wildly complex programs on insane timelines.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director