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Air Vehicle Lead, High Speed Missiles

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, USAfull_timePosted 3 Sept 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div> <h3><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></h3> <p>We are looking for an&nbsp;<strong>Air Vehicle Lead</strong>&nbsp;to join our rapidly growing&nbsp;<strong>Air Dominance and Strike&nbsp;</strong>team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical development of&nbsp;<strong>new autonomous missile systems</strong>. This will require strong understanding and&nbsp;<strong>experience developing advanced air vehicles from concept to delivery</strong>. If you are someone who thrives in a fast moving environment and you have experience driving design solutions then this role is for you.</p> <div class="section page-centered"> <h4>WHAT YOU'LL DO</h4> <ul> <ul> <li>Lead the mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles, from initial system layout and conceptual design through detail design, fabrication, and flight test</li> <li>Derive and shape requirements both internally and externally</li> <li>Drive system architecture and design solutions in order to meet performance, rate, and cost requirements</li> <li>Hands-on development of aircraft, airframe, and subsystem detailed design, analysis, fabrication, and assembly</li> <li>Lead design reviews, present to customers, visit vendors, help define and execute test plans</li> <li>Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production</li> <li>Travel to test sites and support customer discussions as needed</li> <li>Provide individual contributions in addition to technical leadership and oversight for a team of 10 to 25 multidisciplinary engineers</li> </ul> </ul> <h4>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</h4> <ul> <ul> <li>BS in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related field</li> <li>8+ years of aerospace experience in a professional setting</li> <li>Working knowledge of MIL standards and industry best practic

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