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Chief Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $253,000–$253,000🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technical development and integration for a new maritime Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) product from concept through delivery.

Role type

Senior IC Chief Engineer (Maritime Systems)

Builds

AUV platforms and maritime defense systems

Domain

Defense / Maritime Engineering / Autonomous Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, maritime program leadership, vehicle and systems design, mission-critical DoD systems experience, team building, root cause analysis, multi-disciplinary project execution

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Support early architecture definition and scoping for a new product; Support the build out of development timelines with associated milestones and staffing needs; Work directly with the product team to ensure tactical development is executed on plan; Accountable for technical decisions and developments on the AUV; Perform initial system trades and studies on key functions; Lead a new team within Anduril Maritime working on development and prototyping of a new platform; Responsible for root cause corrective action process and reliability of the AUV product; Technical point of contact for IRADs on AUV

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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