Slope
Air Vehicle Lead, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles
Slope, Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
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 JOB We are looking for an
Air Vehicle Lead
to join our rapidly growing
Air Dominance and Strike
team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical development of
new autonomous missile systems . This will require strong understanding and
experience developing advanced air vehicles from concept to delivery . If you are someone who thrives in a fast moving environment and you have experience driving design solutions then this role is for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead the mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles, from initial system layout and conceptual design through detail design, fabrication, and flight test
Derive and shape requirements both internally and externally
Drive system architecture and design solutions in order to meet performance, rate, and cost requirements
Hands‑on development of aircraft, airframe, and subsystem detailed design, analysis, fabrication, and assembly
Lead design reviews, present to customers, visit vendors, help define and execute test plans
Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
Travel to test sites and support customer discussions as needed
Provide individual contributions in addition to technical leadership and oversight for a team of 10 to 25 multidisciplinary engineers
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
BS in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related field
8+ years of aerospace experience in a professional setting
Working knowledge of MIL standards and industry best practices
Strong understanding and experience developing air vehicle conceptual designs and transitioning them to flying and deployable systems
Familiarity with key aircraft subsystems and their development methods, including aero‑performance, stability and control, structures, mechanisms, avionics, propulsion, fuel systems, thermodynamics, electrical integration, etc.
Experience creating, organizing, and managing complex vehicle development designs in CAD
Experience developing and using aircraft sizing tools
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ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for an
Air Vehicle Lead
to join our rapidly growing
Air Dominance and Strike
team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical development of
new autonomous missile systems . This will require strong understanding and
experience developing advanced air vehicles from concept to delivery . If you are someone who thrives in a fast moving environment and you have experience driving design solutions then this role is for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead the mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles, from initial system layout and conceptual design through detail design, fabrication, and flight test
Derive and shape requirements both internally and externally
Drive system architecture and design solutions in order to meet performance, rate, and cost requirements
Hands‑on development of aircraft, airframe, and subsystem detailed design, analysis, fabrication, and assembly
Lead design reviews, present to customers, visit vendors, help define and execute test plans
Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
Travel to test sites and support customer discussions as needed
Provide individual contributions in addition to technical leadership and oversight for a team of 10 to 25 multidisciplinary engineers
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
BS in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related field
8+ years of aerospace experience in a professional setting
Working knowledge of MIL standards and industry best practices
Strong understanding and experience developing air vehicle conceptual designs and transitioning them to flying and deployable systems
Familiarity with key aircraft subsystems and their development methods, including aero‑performance, stability and control, structures, mechanisms, avionics, propulsion, fuel systems, thermodynamics, electrical integration, etc.
Experience creating, organizing, and managing complex vehicle development designs in CAD
Experience developing and using aircraft sizing tools
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