Systems Engineering Manager, Mission Autonomy
Costa Mesa · Washington · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 191,000-253,000 · 10+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Washington · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 191,000-253,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager for Mission Autonomy to manage the Group 5 Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering homeroom.
- This role guides Digital Engineering strategy and builds Model Based Systems Engineering and Requirements Based Testing artifacts to support advanced mission autonomy systems.
- The position collaborates closely with Mission Software Engineering, Product Engineering, and Business Development teams.
Responsibilities
- Manage the Anduril Group 5 Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering homeroom
- Own Group 5 Mission Autonomy business outcomes
- Advocate for systems engineering rigor in a high-paced software engineering environment
- Collaborate with other systems engineering and software engineering leads
- Develop systems engineering frameworks and processes that streamline artifact delivery across multiple programs
- Build a team with deep understanding of Anduril platforms, autonomy, simulation, and perception products through the creation and maintenance of systems engineering artifacts
Requirements
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 10+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle.
- Demonstrated ability developing autonomy solutions for commercial or defense applications
- Demonstrated ability integrating and testing autonomy solutions as part of higher level vehicle behavior
- Demonstrated ability with requirements-based testing frameworks
- Experience managing multiple teams up to 15 engineers
- Experience designing systems using MBSE methods in SysML
- Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts
- Experience with software development and associated tools/infrastructure (Github, CI/CD pipelines, etc)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred qualifications
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Experience defining or implementing Mission Autonomy behaviors through UCI
- Experience with automation in Cameo or Python relevant to Systems Engineering use cases
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Skills
- SysML
- GitHub
- CI/CD
- Python
- Cameo
- UCI
- MBSE
