Principal Technical Lead, AI Robotics

We are seeking a senior technical leader to architect and drive the development of our autonomous robotic systems program. You will set the technical direction, own the system architecture, and lead a team of RL engineers, manipulation engineers, perception engineers, and robotics engineers. This is a hands-on technical leadership role - you will write code, review designs, and make consequential technical decisions daily., * Define and own the system architecture for autonomous robotic platforms: locomotion, manipulation, perception, teleoperation, and whole-body control

• Lead a team of 8-10 engineers across RL, imitation learning, perception, simulation, and hardware
• Set technical direction for sim-to-real transfer, policy architecture, and whole-body control integration
• Drive milestone execution on an aggressive 6-month delivery timeline
• Make build-vs-buy decisions for hardware platforms, simulation tools, and ML frameworks
• Represent the technical program to leadership, mission partners, and external stakeholders
• Personally contribute to the most critical technical challenges, To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
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• 7+ years of experience in robotics, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
• Deep expertise in at least one of: reinforcement learning, robot manipulation, legged locomotion, or whole-body control
• Track record of shipping robotic systems that operate in the real world
• Strong software engineering skills (Python, C++)
• Experience leading and growing technical teams (5+ engineers)
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance, * Experience with legged or multi-limbed robotic platforms
• Experience with defense or national security applications
• Publications in top robotics or ML venues
• Prior startup or defense technology experience
• Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

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, 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 .

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.