The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Chief Engineering Team is a driving force behind the technical execution and strategic vision of our most critical programs. As our Chief Air Vehicle Architect, you will be the senior technical authority for conceptual design, applied S&T, and experimental development of advanced flight platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Concept Creation & Applied Science

• Lead early conceptual design of entire advanced air vehicle platforms: configuration exploration, trade studies, and performance modeling.
• Apply first-principles thinking across air vehicle engineering: aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, flight controls, GNC, low observables, autonomy, and mission systems to evaluate concepts.
• Identify and mature key scientific and technical breakthroughs for new operational capability through novel air vehicle designs.
• Balance creativity with engineering realism, ensuring executable technology paths for complete air vehicle solutions.

Systems Architecture & Integration

• Define holistic system architectures integrating air vehicle design, mission systems, autonomy, and manufacturing from the outset.
• Lead cross-disciplinary trade studies and modeling to understand interactions, sensitivities, and failure modes across the entire flight system.
• Guide concepts from exploration to prototype-ready air vehicle designs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years direct experience in conceptual design, architecture, or advanced development of complete air vehicle platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading conceptual design and early-phase system architecture for full aircraft or complex flight systems.
• Strong systems-level thinking across all air vehicle engineering domains.
• Hands-on experience with real flight hardware, experimentation, or test activities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

SALARY

US Salary Range $254,000-$336,000 USD

BENEFITS

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Healthcare Benefits
• Income Protection
• Generous time off
• Family Planning & Parenting Support
• Mental Health Resources
• Professional Development
• Commuter Benefits
• Relocation Assistance
• Retirement Savings Plan

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Key responsibilities include:

• Design and implement flight control laws and supporting logic across multiple flight regimes.
• Build and mature high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments used for control development and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions.
• Execute verification activities, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation.
• Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-test mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps.
• Support flight test operations and contribute to rapid iteration between flights.
• Work closely with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy teams to ensure accurate integrated system performance in the 6DOF simulation environment.
• Mentor, teach, and up-skill younger engineers.

Required qualifications include 6+ years of experience in flight controls/GNC on real flight vehicles, with demonstrated contributions from design through test.

Preferred qualifications include autonomous systems or missile/UAV GNC background, familiarity with sensor and air data systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevSecOps practices.

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Design and implement flight control laws and supporting logic across multiple flight regimes. Build and mature high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments used for control development and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions. Execute verification activities, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation. Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-test mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps. Support flight test operations and contribute to rapid iteration between flights. Work closely with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy teams to ensure accurate integrated system performance in the 6DOF simulation environment.

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Design and deliver the flight control system across all phases of flight including control allocation strategies that manage actuator redundancy, saturation, and degraded operations.

Lead development of high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions.

Define and execute the verification strategy, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation.

Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-flight mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps.

Support flight test operations, making risk-informed decisions and driving rapid iteration between flights.

Integrate control systems with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy, ensuring the vehicle behaves predictably under real-world disturbances and uncertainties.

Mentor and guide engineers while setting the technical standard for control system performance and rigor.

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Design and implement flight control laws and supporting logic across multiple flight regimes. Build and mature high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments used for control development and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions. Execute verification activities, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation. Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-test mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps. Support flight test operations and contribute to rapid iteration between flights. Work closely with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy teams to ensure accurate integrated system performance in the 6DOF simulation environment.

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