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Chief Systems Architect, SIG

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $220,000–$220,000🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and build simulation and digital twin validation frameworks to ensure manufactured output matches engineering intent for Anduril's shipbuilding factories.

Role type

Chief Systems Architect (Simulation & Digital Twin)

Builds

Federated co-simulation frameworks, automated V&V tooling, high-fidelity 3D visualizations of factory operations.

Domain

Defense manufacturing / Industrial OT / Digital Twin

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

simulation frameworks, digital twin architectures, 3D visualization systems, verification and validation automation, modern software architectures, distributed systems, CI/CD, cloud or edge infrastructure, real-time 3D engines (Unreal Engine, Unity), leading technical initiatives, hiring and mentoring engineers.

Preferred skills

manufacturing/industrial/OT domains (MES, SCADA, PLC), computational geometry, CAD/CAM systems, requirements management tooling, hyper-growth startup environments.

Technologies

Unreal Engine 5, Unity, OMNeT++, Simulink, SimPy, CARLA, Gazebo, MES, ERP, PLM, Unified Namespace.

Responsibilities

Architect federated co-simulation and digital twin validation frameworks; develop verification tooling and automated V&V frameworks; partner with manufacturing engineers to translate workflows into software requirements; write production-quality code and participate in code reviews; lead development of simulation frameworks using Unreal Engine 5; build V&V automation pipelines; design integration layers between simulation and live production data; deploy systems in factory environments; own architectural vision for integration with enterprise systems; hire and mentor a team of engineers; join on-call rotation for production factory systems.

Seniority

Executive (Chief), hands-on IC with team leadership

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