Senior Systems Engineer - job 1 of 3

As a Senior Systems Engineer at Anduril Industries, your responsibilities include owning technological solutions for customers, contributing to design and development across various systems, supporting vehicle manufacturing and testing, and mentoring junior engineers. You will engage directly with end-users to gather insights and empathize with their needs while balancing these with external requirements.

To qualify for the Senior Systems Engineer role at Anduril Industries, you need a Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field, and extensive professional experience in engineering. High ownership capabilities over complex systems, strong teamwork skills, and the ability to mentor others are essential. An active U.S. Secret security clearance is also required.

Preferred technical skills for the Senior Systems Engineer position at Anduril Industries include experience in designing and implementing robotic or autonomous systems, as well as familiarity with the defense, maritime, or aerospace fields. Experience within the product delivery lifecycle is also highly sought after.

At Anduril Industries, Senior Systems Engineers work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment that values innovation and rapid deployment. The team composition varies, and you’ll often collaborate with engineers from various backgrounds while also involving end-users in the design process to create systems that truly meet their needs.

Anduril Industries encourages growth and development for its Senior Systems Engineers. Opportunities exist to advance into roles like Principal Systems Engineer or Engineering Manager. This path includes responsibilities such as technical ownership of projects and potentially managing teams of engineers.

When discussing your experience with complex systems, provide specific examples where you take ownership of the design, integration, and testing processes. Highlight your approach to addressing challenges and how you ensured successful delivery and performance of these systems.

Demonstrate your communication skills by sharing a specific instance when you initiated discussions with end-users to gather requirements. Explain how you translated user feedback into design changes and any positive outcomes that arose from this engagement.

Discuss methodologies like Agile or Systems Engineering that you’ve used in testing. Mention how you approach lifecycle testing, monitoring, and the processes involved in ensuring that systems meet their intended requirements.

Share your strategy for prioritization, using examples where you successfully balanced various technical and stakeholder needs. Explain how you communicate with stakeholders to set expectations and timelines.

Explain your understanding of cybersecurity's critical importance in protecting sensitive military data and ensuring the integrity of systems. Provide examples of how you have incorporated cybersecurity measures in your previous engineering projects.

Give a detailed account of a specific engineering challenge you faced in a previous role, explaining the steps you took to analyze the problem, develop solutions, and the eventual outcome, emphasizing any innovative approaches you employed.

Discuss your approach to fostering teamwork, whether through regular check-ins, shared learning sessions, or mentoring junior engineers. Share anecdotes of successful collaborations that led to improved project outcomes.

Highlight your specific experiences with robotic perception, discussing technologies or algorithms you've employed. Explain how this expertise has informed your designs or evaluations in past projects, emphasizing real-world applications.

Discuss your strategies for staying updated, such as attending conferences, participating in webinars, and reading relevant literature. Highlight how you apply this knowledge to your work at Anduril or how it assists in shaping your engineering practices.

Articulate your enthusiasm for Anduril's mission and how your values align with the company's goals. Express your excitement about contributing to the innovative technology that supports defense capabilities, along with your desire to grow professionally in a pioneering environment.