Mission Systems Lead, Omen

The role

You will lead a technical team in the development and integration of Omen's Mission Systems, including mission perception, mission autonomy, and payload systems. You will work on new aircraft development to deliver fully operational mission systems for a new platform.

What you will do

• Own customer success through the design and delivery of fully operational mission systems.
• Build and lead the Mission Systems team.
• Hire and manage multi-disciplinary engineers.
• Mentor Junior and Senior Software Engineers.
• Define and own the technical roadmap for Omen Mission Systems.
• Own the software stack for mission autonomy.
• Own integration of payload modules with the host vehicle mission system stack.
• Own sensing and world model development and safe navigation.
• Lead demonstrations of Autonomy, Payload operations, and Perception kits.
• Partner with the Vehicle Software team on interfacing requirements.

Required qualifications

• Experience as a Senior or staff robotics or software development engineer
• Experience managing engineering teams within a high performing technology organization
• Experience with the development and sustainment of distributed software platform and application architectures, running under dynamic network topologies
• Experience with Python and modern systems/application programming languages (e.g., C++, Rust)
• Deep understanding of autonomous systems, inclusive of perception and payload capabilities across commercial and military mission sets
• Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
• Familiarity with vehicle management systems and Systems Engineering concepts, including requirements traceability and ICDs
• Familiarity with modular open systems approaches and standard interface protocols for air vehicle mission systems
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with high assurance safety critical software, modeling and simulation, and comprehensive unit, integration, and regression test suites
• Experience delivering perception, world modeling, or assured navigation capability for autonomous vehicles in GPS-denied environments
• Experience building mission planning, operator control, or post-mission debrief tooling for uncrewed systems
• Experience integrating third-party or government-furnished payloads into a new host platform, including ICD negotiation with external vendors
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers, building team cohesion and capacity
• Operational experience with autonomous air systems, ideally Group 3 or shipboard/expeditionary launch and recovery

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• By submitting your application, you 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. Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.