Director of Advanced Design
Anduril IndustriesAutonomous Systems company
Costa Mesa, United States$254,000 - $336,000 USDDirector
Founders Fund
Andreessen Horowitz
Thrive Capital
Valor Equity Partners
General Catalyst
Sands Capital
About the role
TL;DR
Directs conceptual design for advanced UAS and missile platforms, shaping technology roadmaps and customer proposals.
- •Anduril Industries is seeking a Director of Advanced Design to oversee conceptual design for Group 5 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and advanced missile platforms within the Air Dominance & Strike hardware engineering organization.
- •Key Responsibilities Direct the end-to-end conceptual design process for UAV and missile platforms.
- •Serve as a technical expert for early-phase pursuits, shaping concept white-papers and customer proposals.
- •Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with technical feasibility and customer mission needs.
- •Support direct interactions with customers to translate mission requirements into design concepts.
- •Act as a senior technical decision-maker, applying engineering intuition to ensure effective design paths.
- •Requirements 10+ years of experience in conceptual or preliminary design of aerospace systems, with technical leadership roles on Group 5 UAS, similar class aircraft, or advanced missile systems.
- •Demonstrated expertise in at least one core aerospace hardware discipline: aerodynamics, structures, propulsion integration, or electrical systems.
- •Deep understanding of system architecture, mission requirements, and full product lifecycle development.
- •Proven experience leading high-performance engineering teams.
- •Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
Required skills
Technical Leadership
Nice-to-have skills
Product DesignAgileScrumKanbanUser ResearchA/B TestingRoadmappingPRDsOKRs
Domain expertise
aerospacedefense
Benefits & perks
Equity, Health Insurance
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaC++C#GoRustRubyPHPSwiftKotlinScalaRSQLBashCObjective-CPerlLuaElixirClojureHaskellDartReactVue.jsAngularNext.jsSvelteHTML