Chief Engineer, Compute

<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><p><strong>JOB SUMMARY<br></strong><br>Bringing American manufactured capabilities to our warfighters is at the heart of Anduril’s Mission. The Chief Engineer for Compute will be responsible for leading multiple initiatives to bring new classes of ruggedized, high-performance edge AI compute platforms to the fight. Working with industry partners, you will identify USA differentiated components and sub-manufacturers that would enable the creation of a broad portfolio of mission-specific compute solutions that would enable various platforms.<br><br><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO </strong></p> <ul> <li>Work with industry vendors and partners to source and design cutting edge AI compute architectures, board-level solutions, and integrated systems.</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design for our customers’ requirements.</li> <li>Employ Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies to effectively define interfaces between various system components within the architecture, ensuring seamless integration and streamlined development processes.</li> <li>Develop system architectures that encompass all critical components and subsystems, ensuring a holistic and integrated approach.</li> <li>Define key capabilities and performance requirements of the hardware system, ensuring alignment with customer needs and industry standards.</li> <li>Decompose system functionality into modular components, enabling efficient design and development processes.</li> <li>Lead thorough evaluations and make informed recommendations regarding potential external technology partnerships or vendors, leveraging their expertise when necessary to expedite hardware development processes.</li> <li>Lead comprehensive technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, as well as supportability and effectiveness analyses.</li> <li>Lead functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to aid in translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.</li> <li>Provide oversight in conducting testing and validation of hardware designs, ensuring quality, reliability, and compliance with industry regulations and standards.</li> <li>Drive the product lifecycle from prototype to LRIP to FRP</li> <li>Build and foster relationship with industry vendors and partners</li> </ul> <h2><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Must possess a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Computer Engineering, MBSE, Systems Engineering OR a Master's degree with 5 years of related professional/military experience</li> <li>Previous experience working in hardware supply chain and manufacturing</li> <li>Ability to set/manage customer and internal/external stakeholder expectations while also prioritizing key program initiatives (schedule, cost, quality, etc.)</li> <li>Strong understanding of various architecture frameworks (DoDAF, etc.), knowledge and understanding of interface control documents (ICDs)</li> <li>Experience with hardware verification, testing, and validation methodologies</li> <li>Experience in data c ... (truncated, view full listing at source)