Senior Weapons Integration Engineer, Thunder

Anduril•Costa Mesa, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer to join the Thunder team in Costa Mesa, CA. As a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer, you will lead the end-to-end technical execution and tactical integration of kinetic stores and weapon systems onto an advanced autonomous aircraft program co-developed with our airframe partner. You will architect critical Store Management System (SMS) trades, define digital and physical interfaces (e.g., MIL-STD-1760, UAI), and ensure the platform's mission software reliably interfaces with diverse modern armaments. Serving as the platform's weapons authority, you will interface closely with our internal autonomy teams, our partner’s airframe structures group, weapons suppliers, and government customers to synchronize mechanical bay constraints, safe separation dynamics, and fire-control architectures. You will drive integration test plans, hazard and system-level analyses, and regulatory flight safety baselines required for technical design reviews and weapon safety boards (e.g., WSESRB/NNMSB). This high-impact role is instrumental in transforming an autonomous platform into an operationally decisive, airworthy combat capability.

Requirements

Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in engineering, computer science or a related technical discipline and progressive engineering experience as follows; 5+ years of combined work experience with post-graduate study in an engineering discipline
Familiarity with Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground weapons, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, and logical Interface Control Documents
Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft
Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks
Must be customer focused with the ability to formulate and implement plans to resolve technical engineering problems
Ability to travel to support program and test events (up to 25%)
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively interface with other departments or professionals and represent the organization as a prime technical contact
Familiarity with Seek Eagle and Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board processes
Project management experience
Software programming or embedded systems experience (familiarity with C/C++/Rust, MATLAB, Python, etc.)

Responsibilities

Lead or support efforts performing integration, verification and/or validation of weapon systems onto Anduril or other-party platforms
Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules
Develop system/architecture designs, perform system level analysis, and generate requirements
Adjudicate conflicting design/development requirements with broader team
Develop and present technical material for reviews and meetings
Support lab, ground, and flight test events
Develop/maintain Interface Control Documents, Software Requirement Specifications, Performance Specifications, presentations and review test plans/procedures
Coordinate and interface with customers, contractors, and engineering groups assigned to projects
Support ongoing operation of the weapons system(s)
Provide support for proposals/white papers for future efforts or capabilities
Provide direction to design and to technical staff
Work with and manage suppliers to develop and procure hardware
Identify risks and manage mitigation plans to closure

Benefits

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

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