Chief Engineer, Advanced Science and Technology

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><h3><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></h3> <p><strong>The Air Dominance and Strike (ADS) Chief Engineering Team </strong>is a driving force behind the technical execution and strategic vision of our most critical programs. They are responsible for architecting a vision for product development and guiding multi-disciplinary teams to deliver effectively. They are expected to own the mission and to be deeply involved in building the eco-system that enables execution.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></h3> <p>As a <strong>Chief Engineer focused on Science Technology</strong>, you will act as the senior technical authority guiding <strong>conceptual design, applied research, and experimental development</strong> <strong>for advanced air systems.</strong> You will be expected to be highly creative at the conceptual stage, deeply understand customer mission needs, and personally drive technical execution through modeling, experimentation, build, and test.</p> <h3><strong>Concept Creation Applied Science</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Lead early-stage conceptual design of advanced air vehicle systems, including configuration exploration, trade studies, and performance modeling.</li> <li>Apply first-principles thinking across aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, controls, autonomy, and low observables to evaluate concepts.</li> <li>Identify and mature key scientific and technical breakthroughs required to unlock new operational capability</li> <li>Balance creativity with engineering realism, ensuring concepts are grounded in executable technology paths.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Systems Architecture Integration</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Define system architectures that integrate air vehicle design, mission systems, autonomy, and manufacturing considerations from the outset.</li> <li>Lead cross-disciplinary trade studies and modeling efforts to understand subsystem interactions, sensitivities, and failure modes.</li> <li>Guide the transition of concepts from exploration to prototype-ready designs.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Customer Understanding Problem Translation</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Partner closely with customers to understand operational problems, constraints, and mission intent at a fundamental level.</li> <li>Translate loosely defined or emerging customer needs into technical hypotheses, experiments, and development plans.</li> <li>Act as a technical translator between customer objectives and engineering execution.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Technical Leadership Ownership</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Serve as the accountable technical owner for advanced ST programs or major system elements.</li> <li>Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams in ambiguous, fast-moving development environments.</li> <li>Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to engineers, leadership, and customers.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field (advanced degree strongly preferred).</li> <li>10+ years of experience in advanced RD, experimental aerospace systems, or new technology development programs.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience leading conceptual design and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)