Senior Systems Engineer (doors/requirements/do-178)

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Engineering : Electrical Engineering : Firmware

This role is for a Senior Systems Engineer focused on requirements and testing for safety-critical firmware in the defense industry. The company utilizes AI and autonomy in its products, but this specific role is not directly building AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Generate requirements to meet mission- and standards objectives
  2. Define tests to verify the requirements
  3. Integrate and automate static analysis, code coverage, and test execution, and artifact collection tools

Skills

Required

  • BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience in generating requirements, tests, and trace matrices
  • Solid understanding of the processes of developing low-level firmware (C) architecture, design, and test
  • Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
  • Strong understanding of software CM principles and QA methodologies
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

  • Experience with test suites (e.g., LDRA) and requirements management systems (e.g., Jama)
  • Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
  • Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python)
  • Experience with embedded C development on microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
  • Familiarity with automation of test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supply and JTAG

What the JD emphasized

  • requirements-based test frameworks
  • safety critical applications
  • generate requirements
  • define tests
  • verify the requirements
  • U.S. Person