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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Engineer, Launched Effects - **Company:** Anduril Industries - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Software Debugging, Ghost (Backup Software), Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), Subsystems, Software Organization, Reliability of Systems, Integration Tests - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-systems-engineer-launched-effects-atlanta-ga-usa-58851666 ## About the Role * Lead System Hazard Analyses (SHAs) and FME(C)As to drive safety-centric requirements * Coordinate and execute tests from in-lab simulations to flight tests * Apply industry and defense standards for safety and interoperability (STANAG, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, JOTPs) * Own technical direction and act as trusted partner to engineers and leaders across the organization * Ensure requirements tie to capability roadmap for rapid iteration and development * Identify and resolve cross-team dependencies and inefficiencies * Autonomously lead complex technical initiatives across multiple programs Tasks * Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field * 5+ years in defense or safety-critical industry with safety-critical development standards * Proficiency applying engineering standards to processes * Self-starter with ownership of tasks and risks from start to closure * Experience writing verifiable requirements at system, subsystem, and software/hardware levels * Experience performing safety & reliability analyses (PHAs, SHAs, FME(C)As, FTAs) * Experience with systems and Python * Familiarity with modern software development practices, unit/integration testing, and release processes * Competence with test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers like JTAG/SWD, current probes) and test automation * Comfort with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems * Excellent communication and presentation skills * Willingness to travel for test field events up to 25% * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. security clearance Key requirements * equity grants * top-tier benefits * health and recovery support * competitive compensation package * opportunity to work on high-impact defense programs * career growth in a mission-driven company ## Description Experteer Overview As a Systems Engineer in Anduril's Tactical Recon & Strike division, you lead the technical direction for high-profile defense products, spanning electrical and systems engineering with safety-critical focus. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, modular, and verifiable designs that meet mission requirements. You'll drive risk reduction, safety analyses, and test activities across systems and subsystems. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with fast-paced delivery in a cutting-edge defense environment. Compensation / Benefits * Drive systems thinking and capabilities for core Anduril products (Altius, Anvil, Bolt, Ghost) * Collaborate with product leads and business lines to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities * Shape architecture for safety, reliability, usability, modularity, upgradability, maintainability, and diagnosability * Define system and subsystem requirements with risk reduction and verification/validation strategies * Lead System Hazard Analyses (SHAs) and FME(C)As to drive safety-centric requirements * Coordinate and execute tests from in-lab simulations to flight tests * Apply industry and defense standards for safety and interoperability (STANAG, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, JOTPs) * Own technical direction and act as trusted partner to engineers and leaders across the organization * Ensure requirements tie to capability roadmap for rapid iteration and development * Identify and resolve cross-team dependencies and inefficiencies * Autonomously lead complex technical initiatives across multiple programs Tasks * Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field * 5+ years in defense or safety-critical industry with safety-critical development standards * Proficiency applying engineering standards to processes * Self-starter with ownership of tasks and risks from start to closure * Experience writing verifiable requirements at system, subsystem, and software/hardware levels * Experience performing safety & reliability analyses (PHAs, SHAs, FME(C)As, FTAs) * Experience with systems and Python * Familiarity with modern software development practices, unit/integration testing, and release processes * Competence with test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers like JTAG/SWD, current probes) and test automation * Comfort with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems * Excellent communication and presentation skills * Willingness to travel for test field events up to 25% * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. security clearance Key requirements * equity grants * top-tier benefits * health and recovery support * competitive compensation package * opportunity to work on high-impact defense programs * career growth in a mission-driven company ## Related Videos - [Using AI Without Losing Your Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2045-using-ai-without-losing-your-skills) - [Building Reliable Serverless Applications with AWS CDK and Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/812-building-reliable-serverless-applications-with-aws-cdk-and-testing) - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [What I learned as a developer from accidents in space](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/642-what-i-learned-as-a-developer-from-accidents-in-space) - [The Algorithm That Nearly Killed Me: When Testing Isn't Enough](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2110-the-algorithm-that-nearly-killed-me-when-testing-isn-t-enough) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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