Chief Engineer, FQ-44 Fury

The role

You will own the technical execution of the FQ-44 Fury unmanned fighter during Engineering & Manufacturing Development. You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team through design, prototype fabrication, and flight test campaigns.

What you will do

• Serve as technical authority for the Fury platform.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team through detailed design, integration, and verification.
• Direct fabrication and assembly of prototype and development articles.
• Plan and execute a comprehensive test program.
• Guide critical design trades, subsystem optimization, and interface management.
• Partner with test teams to develop data and artifacts for military flight release authorization.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement solutions for issues discovered during integration and test.
• Partner with manufacturing engineering to ensure production-readiness.
• Deploy to customers and test sites to support flight test and demonstration activities.

Required qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chief Engineer, IPT Lead, or senior technical leader on a complete air vehicle development program.
• Deep, hands-on leadership of multi-disciplinary teams through at least one major phase of aircraft EMD.
• Demonstrated success taking complex aircraft systems from design through build and into successful flight test.
• Strong technical foundation across multiple aircraft disciplines (aerodynamics, structures, GNC, propulsion, systems integration).
• Direct experience with developmental flight test, including test planning, risk management, and data-driven decision making.
• Deep understanding of the first principles behind vehicle and systems design.
• Background on mission-critical DoD or advanced development aircraft programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct experience leading the development of unmanned aircraft (UAS) at Group 3 or above.
• Experience as the technical authority for a "clean-sheet" or major modification aircraft program.
• Hands-on leadership in a fast-paced, agile, or startup aerospace development environment.
• Experience with military airworthiness certification processes (e.g., MIL-HDBK-516).
• Background in advanced or classified aircraft development (e.g., Skunk Works, Phantom Works, or similar).
• An active Top Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.