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Rivian

Staff Sensor Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$167K - $209K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

... under real-world operating conditions. Responsibilities - Lead the design, development ... Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee ...

Rivian

Staff Sensor Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

$167K - $209K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

... under real-world operating conditions. Responsibilities - Lead the design, development ... Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee ...

Freedom Flight Works

Senior Electrical Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$114K - $148K/yr

  • Medical

Expertise in embedded systems, microcontrollers, and real-time operating systems. * In-depth ... Extensive experience with UAV flight control systems, autopilot integration, and sensor fusion.

Freedom Flight Works

Senior Electrical Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$114K - $148K/yr

  • Medical

Expertise in embedded systems, microcontrollers, and real-time operating systems. * In-depth ... Extensive experience with UAV flight control systems, autopilot integration, and sensor fusion.

Kiewit Corporation

Drone Operator- Surveyor 1

Medford, OR

$75K - $85K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience performing UAV-based utility inspections, understands ... fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry ...

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UAV Operator, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa, CA • On-site

$113K - $155K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 27 days ago

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9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

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7.4

Company rating compared to similar companies: 7.4 out of 10

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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.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a member of the Maneuver Dominance Technical Operations team, you will serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy enabled UAVs. You will practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure that Anduril's growing suite of capabilities achieve total mission success in austere, remote environments. To this end, you will be embedded within an air vehicle development program where you will leverage your operations and technical expertise to shape and deploy a solution of maximum effectiveness and reliability. Your scope will include standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensuring the successful combat employment of Anduril products, and shaping the long-term sustainment of these products. In addition, you will be a core participant in supporting the development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations closer to home.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Extensive hands-on (field operations, manufacturing, or test) technical experience
  • Prior military or defense contractor experience as a manned or unmanned pilot/operator, Network technician, or Crew Chief/maintainer (Avionics, GNC, Electrical)
  • Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations in pursuit of mission success
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers; demonstrated ability to collect differing opinions and reconcile them in order to achieve agreement on what 'right' looks like
  • Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs as a source of truth
  • Intermediate to advanced understanding and experience for some or all of the following:
    - Computers; comfortable in a terminal environment, server management, developing or interacting with programming languages (e.g. Python, Rust, MATLAB)
    - IP Networking; Network Administration or Design, strong troubleshooting experience required
    - Radios; MANET, SATCOM, Backhual systems
  • Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product
  • Must have prior, operationally relevant, deployment experience
  • Willingness to travel up to 80% including occasional deployments for up to two months at a time
  • Able to work extended hours as required
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S.Top Secret security clearance
  • Able to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline
  • Hands-on professional experience working with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft
  • Experience with one or more of:
    - Autonomy; Behavior Trees, CV models, multi-vehicle operation
    - Ground-based air defense systems, either sensors or effectors
    - Operations and maintenance of air breathing propulsion systems
    - Aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations
    - Munitions storage and handling controls

US Salary Range
$113,000-$155,000 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.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
  • No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
  • Please always verify communications:
    • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
    • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
  • Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

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To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

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Anduril Industries is a trailblazer in the technology industry based in Costa Mesa, CA, US. Founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, the creator of Oculus VR, the company focuses on developing innovative technology to equip and empower those in the defense sector. Its primary products include cutting-edge autonomous systems and AI software that assist in combating threats to national and global security. The mission of Anduril Industries is to integrate technology and defense by building transformative, scalable solutions that ensure a safer world.

Industry

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing

Company size

501 - 1,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Costa Mesa, CA, US

Year founded

2017

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