Air Vehicle Lead
Core
Lead technical execution at the co-development interface for a hybrid-electric tiltrotor autonomous aircraft, ensuring the partner-built air vehicle is optimized for autonomous military missions.
Role type
Senior IC air vehicle system lead (defense/autonomy)
Builds
Hybrid-electric tiltrotor autonomous aircraft for military maneuver dominance
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous aviation, hybrid-electric propulsion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
rotorcraft/tiltrotor/VTOL vehicle engineering, VTOL flight mechanics, technical interface ownership (ICDs/TPMs), hybrid-electric propulsion architecture, technical project management, requirements engineering
Preferred skills
tiltrotor-specific program experience, airworthiness/certification exposure, flight test planning, advanced rotor technology, autonomous systems integration, production transition experience
Technologies
hybrid-electric propulsion systems, tiltrotor mechanisms, avionics, sensors, payloads
Responsibilities
Own the Air Vehicle System Design Document (SDD), represent Anduril in partner engineering design reviews, manage co-development technical interface (space/power/thermal/structural), drive air vehicle configuration decisions, manage TPM across the air vehicle interface, coordinate vehicle-level architecture decisions, support simulation models and mission trades, plan capability increments and integration phasing, own air vehicle certification strategy interface, drive cross-team execution, drive development-to-production configuration evolution
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with significant autonomy
