Staff Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Staff Systems Engineer to define and model air-vehicle software requirements for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft, ensuring airworthiness certification and integrating safety-critical systems.
- Compensation
- $191K–$253K / yr
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 12+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems
- Familiarity and experience with the following standards and handbooks: MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881
- Experience developing subsystem software requirements and interfaces; including mission systems
- Experience with contingency management software architecture and requirements
- Experience on mature Aircraft development programs including operational testing and airworthiness certification.
- Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
- Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...
- Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts
- Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with Cameo MagicDraw or similar systems engineering software
- Experience with Digital Engineering workflows and Integrated Modeling Environments (i.e. Teamwork Cloud)
- Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Full description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
WHY WE'RE HERE:
The systems engineering team is looking for experienced systems engineers to support a Group 5 aircraft program at Anduril. The ideal candidate will have experience working with complex unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and ideally will have a strong background in software systems for unmanned platforms. In addition to a strong technical background, the ideal candidate will also have experience integrating feedback from test and evaluation campaigns to improve products and systems.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
We are hiring a Staff Systems Engineer with a background in air vehicle software systems to support ongoing development of a group 5 autonomous aircraft.
- Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem software requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Develop System Engineering artifacts, including system model, to trace from stakeholder inputs through design in a digital thread. Incorporate input from system safety, software engineering, and other disciplines to shape system architecture and support airworthiness certification.
- Communicate and manage program risks in conjunction with Chief Engineer and Program Management.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 12+ years Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems
- Familiarity and experience with the following standards and handbooks: MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881
- Experience developing subsystem software requirements and interfaces; including mission systems
- Experience with contingency management software architecture and requirements
- Experience on mature Aircraft development programs including operational testing and airworthiness certification.
- Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
- Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...