Senior Optical Engineer, Space/Imaging

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.

Anduril Imaging designs and builds state-of-the-art imaging systems, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance mission team is seeking an Optical Engineer to design new product lines including both infrared Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) and Ladar systems.

As a Senior Optical Engineer, you will:

• Lead architecture decisions and optical trades for novel optical systems
• Design and tolerance complex visible to infrared optical systems
• Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data
• Evaluate and analyze prototype and production optical system performance
• Work independently and collaborate with senior staff and leadership

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering with a concentration in Optics (MS and PhD preferred)
• 5+ years of experience with complex opto-mechanical systems
• Expertise with optical design and analysis software, preferably Zemax
• Experience with STOP analysis and diffraction limited imaging systems
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

This role offers a competitive salary range of $142,000 - $213,000 USD, along with equity grants and top-tier benefits including platinum healthcare coverage, generous PTO, and professional development opportunities.

Join Anduril to work on cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology for military applications. Apply now to be part of a team transforming defense technology!