Mission Operations Engineer

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Broomfield, CO · Mission Systems : Battlespace Awareness Engineering

This role is for a Mission Operations Engineer at Anduril, a defense technology company. The engineer will manage customer accounts, deploy Anduril's radar and sensor products, lead engineering teams on-site, monitor system performance, gather user feedback, and provide input for product improvements. The role involves working directly with U.S. military, DHS, and allied customers, and requires travel and security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as "project manager" / "on-site lead" working directly with U.S. military, DHS, and allied customers to deliver Anduril's radar and integrated sensor capabilities across multiple locations
  2. Lead a small team of engineers through site standups from initial radar integration through operational acceptance while interfacing with strategic end-users throughout the process
  3. Responsible for monitoring radar system performance, connectivity, integration with mesh networks, and fusion with other sensors (EO/IR, RF) and C2 systems at distributed sites and with partner organizations
  4. Gather, triage, and prioritize user feedback on radar detection performance, tracking accuracy, classification capabilities, issues, and errors found during fielding, testing, exercises, and normal use within operational schedules
  5. Provide input to account and engineering teams on radar features, detection algorithms, and UI/UX improvements that enhance or greatly improve efficiency of operator workflows

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience
  • Bachelors degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering or related field
  • Willingness to travel 50% - 75%
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Familiarity and experience working with materiel leadership or mission partners within Army Air & Missile Defense, USMC Ground Based Air Defense, SOCOM, DHS CBP, or allied defense organizations
  • working knowledge of the counter-UAS and air surveillance competitive landscape
  • Basic understanding of radar fundamentals
  • sensor fusion concepts
  • air defense operations
  • Experience working in small, cross-functional teams
  • solving complex problems
  • surrounded by ambiguity
  • Experience working in high-stress environments
  • field deployments
  • operational settings
  • Self-starter who takes initiative with little direction
  • Ability to communicate efficiently and succinctly both internally across our entire team and externally to multiple stakeholders including military operators, program managers, and technical staff

What the JD emphasized

  • customer and mission success
  • shaping and future of Anduril Industries
  • user feedback
  • radar detection performance
  • tracking accuracy
  • classification capabilities
  • issues
  • errors
  • fielding
  • testing
  • exercises
  • normal use
  • operational schedules
  • radar features
  • detection algorithms
  • UI/UX improvements
  • efficiency of operator workflows