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Chief Architect - Small Drones

Company: Anduril Industries, Inc.
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: October 26, 2024

Job 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.WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Systems engineering and prioritization
  • Accountable for the management, architecture and technical execution of several small drone system products delivering to multiple business lines.
  • Producing high quality simulations, analysis, tests, verification processes to guide product design
  • Ability to decompose complex systems into functional parts, with clearly defined interfaces and requirements for each
  • Requirements derivation and validation
  • De-risk technical objectives and manage team prioritization
  • Setup trade spaces and guide decisions around "how the system comes together"
  • Unblock engineering progress. This spans from RCA efforts on critical engineering issues to finding mechanisms to unblock the functional teams where stuck
  • Identify "what is missing" or "what is important but not being managed"
  • Accountable for the shared technical output of the team
  • Recognition of internal customer needs and ability to support the objectives of the business
  • Technical management
  • Define milestones that break up delivery into manageable chunks
  • Balance short term "urgent" needs with long term "important" needs
  • Define technical success criteria for the deliverable
  • Align team priorities through reviews and cross-functional meetings
  • Manage and escalate risks ("if it's not on track, are you raising the flag to get the team help before it's broken")
  • Assist in creation of customer, executive review, and product-team materials
  • Assist in customer and program managementREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • Experience in a senior role leading system design and development from initial concept through test and delivery to customers
    • Basic understanding of Aerodynamics, Seeker Technology, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), Control Actuation Servos, Modeling and Simulation and how those disciplines relate to overall system performance
    • Bachelor's degree in a technical field-preferred Robotics, Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software engineering, and/or equivalent experience in a relevant field
    • Experience with data analysis, rapid prototyping, and early-stage customer deployment
    • Hands-on build and prototyping of complex robotic systems
    • Familiarity with concepts of mechatronic design, firmware + software system design, sensor physics, tracking & calibration, and data-backed decision making
    • Ability to engage technically with mechanical, electrical, firmware, sensors, and robotics software leads
    • Ability to lead a cross-functional team through design trades while meeting program deadlines
    • High ownership, mission-oriented mentality. Desire to see the product meet the end need of the customer
    • Extremely organized and detail-oriented, with strong verbal & written communication skills
    • A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
    • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
    • Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution
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Keywords: Anduril Industries, Inc., Rosemead , Chief Architect - Small Drones, Professions , Costa Mesa, California

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