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# Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Platforms (Active TS Cl

- **Company:** Anduril Industries
- **Location:** Costa Mesa, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $330,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Modeling and Simulation, Api Design
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9064232/software-engineering-manager-simulation-platforms-active-ts-cl

## About the Role

* Engineering Leadership: 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of hiring, scaling, and developing talent.
 * Technical Background: 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong understanding of complex systems architecture, API design, and modern software engineering practices.
 * Classified Environments: Experience developing, deploying, and testing software within secure, classified, or air-gapped environments.
 * Proposal & Sales Support: Experience partnering with business development teams, writing technical proposals, or helping scope engineering work for government contracts.
 * Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage customer expectations and negotiate technical delivery paths when stakeholders have competing priorities.

 * Prior experience in modeling and simulation within the defense sector, particularly with federating multiple simulators together.
 * Familiarity with translating intelligence assessments of adversary capabilities into high-fidelity modeled software environments.
 * Familiarity with modern defense acquisition, test, and innovation organizations (such as AFLCMC, TRMC, or DIU).
 * A desire to remain close to the technology, with the ability to participate in high-level system design reviews and evaluate architectural decisions.

## Description

* Grow, mentor, and scale the engineering team significantly, fostering a high-performance culture.
 * Partner closely with the Chief Engineer to define the technical direction, modernize simulation architectures into modular systems, and own successful project execution.
 * Maintain and build strong relationships with key stakeholders across government-owned simulation environments and defense funding, acquisition, and innovation agencies.
 * Partner with business development teams to identify new opportunities, evaluate technical feasibility, and lead the technical writing of proposals to expand the team's footprint., 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.


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