Program Chief Engineer, SIP

8+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering, mission systems integration, defense technology, aerospace, autonomy, C2, tactical networks, cyber-physical systems, or deployed operational systems.

Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead, chief engineer, systems lead, or equivalent owner for complex hardware/software programs.

Experience integrating complex systems of systems involving software, hardware, networking, sensors, communications, compute, autonomy, fielded equipment, and third-party systems.

Experience taking ambiguous customer or mission needs and turning them into executable technical plans, architectures, requirements, schedules, test plans, and delivery milestones.

Experience supporting deployed or operational systems, including troubleshooting, configuration management, field support, sustainment, and customer-facing technical execution.

Experience with DoD programs, government customers, operational users, or defense acquisition environments.

$191,000

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$253,000 USD

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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

Anduril is seeking a Program Chief Engineer to serve as the technical owner for the SIP portfolio.

This person will be responsible for driving the technical strategy, execution, integration, deployment, and sustainment of complex mission systems from concept through operational use.

The right candidate can take a problem from 0 to 1 quickly: define the architecture, align stakeholders, make the hard tradeoffs, unblock execution, create the plan, lead the team, deliver the product, and support the system in the field.

The Program Chief Engineer will work across internal engineering teams, program leadership, business development, mission operations, cyber/security, manufacturing, logistics, field operations, third-party vendors, and government customers.

This role requires someone equally comfortable reviewing an architecture diagram, leading a technical recovery effort, writing a BOE for a proposal, negotiating integration scope with a partner, briefing a customer, driving an ATO strategy, and troubleshooting deployed systems under operational pressure.

Serve as the technical owner and chief engineer for the SIP portfolio, responsible for system architecture, technical execution, integration strategy, fielding readiness, and sustainment outcomes.

The SIP team is responsible for delivering mission-critical, theater-relevant capabilities across a complex portfolio of hardware, software, networking, sensor, command-and-control, third-party, and customer-furnished systems. The team operates at the intersection of product development, systems engineering, field operations, cyber authorization, customer delivery, sustainment, and business growth.

This team is not only responsible for building technology; it is responsible for turning ambiguous customer needs into real operational capability. That means rapidly creating new R&D products, integrating third-party systems, supporting proposals and task orders, establishing technical baselines, obtaining and maintaining ATOs, deploying systems into theater, and sustaining those systems once they are in the hands of users.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anduril is seeking a Program Chief Engineer to serve as the technical owner for the SIP portfolio. This person will be responsible for driving the technical strategy, execution, integration, deployment, and sustainment of complex mission systems from concept through operational use.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who can operate in ambiguity, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and move quickly without sacrificing technical rigor. The right candidate can take a problem from 0 to 1 quickly: define the architecture, align stakeholders, make the hard tradeoffs, unblock execution, create the plan, lead the team, deliver the product, and support the system in the field.

The Program Chief Engineer will work across internal engineering teams, program leadership, business development, mission operations, cyber/security, manufacturing, logistics, field operations, third-party vendors, and government customers. This role requires someone equally comfortable reviewing an architecture diagram, leading a technical recovery effort, writing a BOE for a proposal, negotiating integration scope with a partner, briefing a customer, driving an ATO strategy, and troubleshooting deployed systems under operational pressure.