Deputy Chief Engineer
About The Position
You’ll own the engineering sustainment of a large air vehicle program, specifically focusing on scaling production and fielding across multiple locations. These projects will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build a team, and drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in programmatic level decision will play a key component in making sure the right design/analysis/ and test steps are being completed to ensure success, without simply completing steps for the sake of the process that don’t add value. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of unmanned vehicles/robotics.
- Experience in a leadership role supporting products in a production and deployment environment
- Strong understanding of the “why” behind Vehicle and Systems design.
- Experience leading teams and focusing them around a common vision
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Software engineering, or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed systems.
- Travel 30% to Customer and Test Sites.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical and programmatic execution of an existing air vehicle system’s design, fabrication, test, production, and deployment.
- Own the technical and programmatic success of your program, establish technical and programmatic vision, assemble teams of internal and external subject matter experts, and communicate that vision to them.
- Coordinate the integration of design changes into active production lines and subsystem/system level test efforts.
- Work with other lead engineers across the organization & multiple customers to ensure success of the product in the field.
- Work with senior leadership to ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope.
Benefits
- Healthcare Benefits
- US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
- Additional Benefits
- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
- Retirement Savings Plan
- US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
