Senior Weapons Integration Engineer, Thunder

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder - an autonomous attack rotorcraft built to fight alongside crewed combat aviation to deliver overwhelming mass effects deep beyond the front lines. The team in London builds the Mission System and the autonomy that makes aircraft like Thunder work.

Autonomy is only as good as the link that carries it. Thunder is a compact airframe with weapons, sensors and radios competing for the same antenna real estate, flying low and in formation, in a spectrum that is actively contested. That is the problem you would own.

ABOUT THE JOB We’re looking for a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer to join the Thunder team in Costa Mesa, CA. As a Senior Weapons Integration Engineer, you will lead the end-to-end technical execution and tactical integration of kinetic stores and weapon systems onto an advanced autonomous aircraft program co‑developed with our airframe partner. You will architect critical Store Management System (SMS) trades, define digital and physical interfaces (e.g., MIL‑STD‑1760, UAI), and ensure the platform’s mission software reliably interfaces with diverse modern armaments.

Serving as the platform’s weapons authority, you will interface closely with our internal autonomy teams, our partner’s airframe structures group, weapons suppliers, and government customers to synchronize mechanical bay constraints, safe separation dynamics, and fire‑control architectures. You will drive integration test plans, hazard and system‑level analyses, and regulatory flight safety baselines required for technical design reviews and weapon safety boards (e.g., WSESRB/NNMSB).

This high‑impact role is instrumental in transforming an autonomous platform into an operationally decisive, airworthy combat capability.

• Lead or support efforts performing integration, verification and/or validation of weapon systems onto Anduril or other‑party platforms
• Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules
• Develop system/architecture designs, perform system level analysis, and generate requirements
• Adjudicate conflicting design/development requirements with broader team
• Develop and present technical material for reviews and meetings
• Support lab, ground, and flight test events
• Develop/maintain Interface Control Documents, Software Requirement Specifications, Performance Specifications, presentations and review test plans/procedures
• Coordinate and interface with customers, contractors, and engineering groups assigned to projects
• Support ongoing operation of the weapons system(s)
• Provide support for proposals/white papers for future efforts or capabilities
• Provide direction to design and to technical staff
• Work with and manage suppliers to develop and procure hardware
• Identify risks and manage mitigation plans to closure

• Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in engineering, computer science or a related technical discipline and progressive engineering experience as follows;
• 5+ years of…