Responsibilities

Own customer success through the design and delivery of a fully operational mission system for a new Maneuver Dominance platform.
Partner with the Vehicle Software team that is responsible for core sensor, actuator, and vehicle system functionality. Collaborate on interfacing requirements between Vehicle Management System and Mission System stacks.
Oversee payload system integration with the host vehicle mission system stack.
Oversee weapon system integration, including compliance with applicable munitions/range safety and export control requirements.
Drive architecture selection and design for robotic mission systems, including hardware selection, compute, storage and network architecture, with explicit consideration of modular open systems approaches (MOSA/WOSA), STANAG 4586 interoperability, and standard weapon/payload interfaces (MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-1553). Service orchestration and other software platform concerns that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Own the mission system’s interoperability and open-architecture posture, including compliance with MOSA/WOSA principles, STANAG 4586/4671 (UAS control and airworthiness interoperability), and AEDP/AGRA-aligned genealogy/airworthiness data practices where applicable to Thunder’s certification pathway.
Define and own the payload/weapon interface control documents (ICDs) governing MIL-STD-1760 (aircraft/store electrical interconnection) and MIL-STD-1553 (data bus) integration between the mission system and third-party payload/weapon vendors.
Partner with airworthiness/certification stakeholders to ensure mission system design supports Thunder’s path to airworthiness approval (e.g., MOSA-based airworthiness/AGRA-style genealogy tracking, safety case development) given the Archer eVTOL codevelopment structure.
Contribute to the design and development of a company-wide roadmap for mission system integration into Maneuver Dominance platforms, including necessary software inputs.
Lead teams that develop software that runs on- and off-platform, using a variety of technologies.
Drive the design and implementation of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of mission software, including full lifecycle testing.
Drive the creation of test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop.

Qualification

Experience with modeling and simulationBachelor’s degree in Robotics$220

Required

Experience in a senior role for the delivery of a military mission system
Experience managing engineering teams (many direct reports) within a high performing technology organization
Experience with the development and sustainment of distributed software platform and application architectures, running under dynamic network topologies
Experience with modeling and simulation
Experience with Python and modern systems/application programming languages (e.g., C++, Rust)
Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software
Experience developing comprehensive unit, integration, and regression test suites
Deep understanding of weapon and payload integration for autonomous systems, across commercial and military mission sets
Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
Familiarity with vehicle management systems
Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts, including requirements traceability and interface control documentation (ICDs)
Familiarity with modular open systems approaches (MOSA/WOSA) and their application to air vehicle mission systems

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency and optimization
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
Track record of mentoring senior engineers and building team cohesion
Experience with airworthiness certification processes for uncrewed or manned-unmanned teaming aircraft (e.g., MOSA-based airworthiness assessments, AGRA genealogy/pedigree tracking)
Experience integrating third-party or government-furnished payload/weapon systems into a new host platform, including ICD negotiation with external vendors
Familiarity with export control considerations (ITAR/EAR) relevant to weapon/payload system integration
$220,000—$292,000 USD

Mission Systems Lead at Anduril Industries · LumiJobs

Mission Systems Lead

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Anduril Industries

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