Anduril Industries

Chief Architect, EW

Anduril Industries$166K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Electronic Warfare systems with Software Defined Radios
  • Strong background in designing and testing hardware including FPGA, ARM, x86, and GPU architectures
  • In-depth knowledge of ESM and ECM, including DSP, model simulation, and RF/EE design
  • Extensive experience in Integration & Test of RF systems in various environments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams
  • Experience managing technical milestones such as concept reviews and design reviews
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and mentor engineers

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and authority in the design of Electronic Warfare systems
  • Ensure system requirements are thoroughly defined and effectively executed
  • Improve system usability and performance through coordination with production and sustainment teams
  • Align product architecture with broader technology roadmaps through collaboration with chief engineers
  • Drive standardization and optimization of engineering resources across projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive healthcare benefits
  • Support for health and recovery initiatives
  • Access to a variety of benefits at little to no cost to employees
  • Institutional support for professional growth and development opportunities
  • Potential eligibility for competitive equity grants
Full Job Description
Position Overview

As the Chief Architect, you will serve as the primary technical authority and engineering leader for Anduril's advanced EW Airborne Survivability program. You will bridge the gap between high-level program management and deep-dive technical execution, guiding a multidisciplinary engineering team to design, test, and deploy next-generation capabilities. In this role, you will define the technical vision, manage engineering risks, and ensure our systems seamlessly integrate with multiple platform variants to deliver unparalleled capabilities to the warfighter in record time.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Technical Leadership: Serve as the chief engineer and technical authority, direct the design and implementation of system, sub-system, advanced algorithms and techniques for Electronic Warfare systems within the program scope.
  • Coordinate across engineering disciplines to ensure the system requirements and design are properly and thoroughly defined, captured. and executed.
  • Coordinate across production, maintenance, sustainment, and field operations to continually improve system usability, reliability, and performance, as well as integrate onto new platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with the Portfolio Chief Engineer/Architect to align product architecture, program deliverables with the broader technology roadmap, drive engineering standardization, and optimize shared technical resources.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare systems utilizing Software Defined Radios
  • Experience with designing, developing, and testing hardware with FPGA, ARM, x86, and GPU compute architectures
  • Deep understanding of Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) architecture-Digital Signal Processing, Model & Simulation, SW/FW-techniques, RF/EE/Antenna design.
  • Deep experience with Integration & Test (I&T) of RF based hardware systems in a lab or field environments
  • Experience with leading and coordinating cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Experience executing technical millstones internally and externally (Concept Review, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.).
  • Excellent at balancing multiple projects at any given time and/or managing a larger team for a larger program.
  • Enthusiastic about working with a team and mentoring engineers
  • Some travel required.
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Masters or PhD degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
  • Experience integrating hardware onto airborne platforms
  • Expertise in Frequency Hopped Spread Spectrum (FHSS) and Direct Sequence Speard Spectrum (DSSS) signal processing
  • Expertise in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) signal processing


US Salary Range

$166,000-$220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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