Energy Systems Lead
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
The Maritime Energy Systems Lead will be responsible for working across all Anduril Maritime products to identify energy demands, and manage development efforts to meet those needs. This individual will be responsible for maintaining and executing against the energy tech roadmap, progressing current energy systems forward through additional capability development efforts as well as certification efforts, including UN38.3 and NAVSEA 9310. The Maritime Energy Systems Lead will lead multi-disciplinary efforts, both internal and with third party vendors, and will be asked to be the technical authority on all energy systems used across Anduril Maritime products.
The Maritime Energy Systems Lead will need to facilitate effective technical development and integration that spans company-boundaries through an agile development approach in the context of a continuous integration/continuous deployment paradigm, while managing required testing and documentation in support of shipping and use certifications. They will need to balance development of new capabilities with the incorporation of several pre-existing Anduril capabilities and need to effectively communicate development status to Anduril internal stakeholders, partners, and customers.
The Maritime Energy Systems Lead, in conjunction with the Chief Engineer, Maritime, will assist in building out the necessary infrastructure for Anduril to execute on all necessary aspects of conceptualization, design, development, testing, and certification of multiple kinds of energy systems for the use across Anduril Maritime Division’s products as we grow rapidly and adapts to market needs.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Manage the development and maturation of energy storage systems through both internal development projects and external partnerships, providing technical leadership and management
- Leverage strategic partnerships and teammates for building out new energy products to satisfy customer requirements in new and challenging mission areas
- Provide technical expertise across multiple energy systems to advance Anduril Maritime product capabilities for both the commercial and defense market
- Identify energy demands based on individual product roadmaps, find common technical specifications across multiple systems, and manage Anduril Maritime’s energy products to enable our products to continue to differentiate from the market based on endurance and safety
- Provide maritime industry expertise to refine and advance the Anduril Maritime Division’s approach to powering our products
- Constantly self-assess our energy solutions with an eye towards the future, enabling early identification and adaptation to new technologies in the energy space
- Contribute technical inputs to proposals, including engineering execution plans, and spanning existing programs and customers. This includes fulfilling program requests for information and executing specific customer deliverables
- Manage the generation, maintenance and validation of full system requirements
- Provide oversight to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers through all phases of program execution up to and including delivery and operation of capabilities
- Perform mission and system level trade studies and analysis to balance risk, cost, and performance
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience architecting, developing, designing, testing, and delivering to market cutting-edge, high-density energy storage systems for use in complex and harsh environments.
- Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems with competing objectives (e.g., performance, schedule, modularity, cost) into executable requirements, then delivering on those to meet customer demands
- Ability to oversee technical development efforts and self-assess against key performance parameters and requirements across multiple engineering disciplines
- Ability to develop and execute battery safety plans
- Strong technical communication skills, providing the ability to deliver critical technical briefings and conclusions to technical leadership, company leadership, and customers
- Strong technical fundamentals in energy storage systems, electronics design, and/or product development
- Ability to support and lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities across energy and power systems as needed, ensuring lessons learned are consistently being fed back into requirements and development roadmap for future energy systems
- Experience designing high-reliability mission critical systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors of Science or higher degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering
- Experience managing battery certification efforts, including UN38.3 certification as well as NAVSEA 9310
- 5+ years of experience working on power system design and development
- Experience with subsea electro-mechanical design
- Product management/development experience in an area of electro-mechanical systems, ideally energy systems
- Proven leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary product teams
US Salary Range
$142,000—$213,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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