Senior Sensor Engineer

Irvine · Irvine, CA (OC-62) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Sensor Engineer to join the rapidly growing Air Defense team based in Irvine, CA.
This role involves integrating new sensor modalities such as RF and radar front ends, electro-optical/infrared assemblies, and acoustic arrays into the company's family of systems.
The engineer will lead the development and integration of first-party and third-party sensors through conceptual design, system integration and test, and field deployment.

Own sensor hardware integrations end to end, from requirements through architecture, block diagram, and simulation
Evaluate performance of multiple sensing modalities such as RF/radar front ends, electro-optical/infrared assemblies, acoustic arrays, and other emerging sensor families
Drive the verification and validation strategy for perception and make the determination of which sensor fits which mission
Integrate sensor hardware with the rest of the kill chain, working alongside effector, autonomy, and Lattice teams to turn a raw detection into a closed engagement
Represent Anduril externally as a technical authority on airborne sensing, including standards and industry bodies, sensor vendors and development partners, and technical engagement with customers

5+ years of relevant experience and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
Demonstrated depth in multi-modal sensor architecture and sensor selection, with a working command of the detection physics that bounds each one
Ability to exercise high ownership over a complex system across design, integration, test, and production
Demonstrated experience specifying and verifying sensing performance quantitatively, including detection and false alarm characterization, range performance analysis, and validation of a model against measured data
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Experience with environmental qualification of military systems, such as MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461
Experience with networks of distributed sensors
Experience with modeling systems of sensors using AFSIM
Knowledge of common communication busses (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-422/485, Eth, PCIe)
Active Secret or Top Secret clearance

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package supported at little to no cost to employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next