Chief Architect - Small Drones
Company: Anduril Industries, Inc.
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: September 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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