Chief Engineer, Fury Advanced Concepts

Establish program plan/vision and communicate to team while ensuring they stay on track

Coordinate and execute design level trades working with various functional engineering teams

Establish requirements, design review entrance/exit criteria, executing trade studies, and driving operational analysis to determine system effectiveness.

Incorporate expert knowledge of first principles aircraft design, design standards, system safety, test methodology and risk reduction across team.

An ability to communicate effectively is essential in this role. Clearly and effectively communicate with executive leadership, supporting teams across Anduril, and current and prospective customers. Written communication in the form of white papers and technical presentation will be key to success.

Candidate will begin with a high level of individual contributor work to initiate a program. Success will result in establishment of successful Fury variants and. This will require building a technical and programmatic team around business opportunities.

Develop budgetary estimates and schedules working with functional engineering teams

Develop staffing estimates, and work with functional engineering and operations teams to recruit top talent and integrate them into the team.

Work with suppliers and vendors to incorporate relevant capabilities onto the Group 5 platform.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering Degree from an accredited institution

10+ years of technical engineering experience in a professional environment

Proven experience developing and executing detailed action strategies

Experience managing technical development projects or programs

Experience building and leading technical teams

Experience with aircraft system design, prototype and test

Experience with supporting or leading customer facing technical discussions

Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with unmanned aircraft system design, prototype and test

Experience integrating foreign vendor engineering and manufacturing teams, as well as subsystems and other products

Experience managing USG programs

Active DoD TS clearance

Per Anduril's expansion plans, we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: