Anduril Industries
Program Chief Engineer, SIP
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Program Chief Engineer to serve as technical owner for the SIP portfolio, driving strategy, integration, and deployment of complex mission systems from concept through field operations. This role requires balancing rapid execution with technical rigor while coordinating across engineering, customers, vendors, and military stakeholders to deliver advanced defense capabilities.
What you'll do
- Own technical strategy, architecture, and execution for the SIP portfolio across hardware, software, sensors, and third-party systems
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex mission systems including Anduril products, Lattice integrations, and customer-furnished equipment
- Translate customer needs into executable technical plans, product requirements, integration roadmaps, and fielding strategies
- Drive systems integration across internal teams, third-party vendors, and government interfaces with pragmatic decision-making
- Manage ATO/RMF authorization strategy and maintain technical baselines across deployed operational sites
- Support business development through proposals, BOEs, RFP responses, and technical scope definition
What they're looking for
- Systems engineering and architecture design
- Program management and technical leadership
- Complex systems integration (hardware, software, networking)
- Decision-making under uncertainty with incomplete information
- Cyber security and authorization (ATO/RMF) knowledge
- Cross-functional stakeholder coordination
- Technical writing and documentation
- Defense/military technology domain experience
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience leading systems integration across multiple hardware, software, and third-party vendor systems. How did you manage competing priorities and technical dependencies?
- Describe a time when you had to make a critical technical decision with incomplete information (60% of data). How did you identify risks and communicate tradeoffs to stakeholders?