Lead Communications Engineer (SATCOM / RF / Acoustics) - Maritime

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Oct 30, 2026

Anduril's Maritime Division is transforming American sea power to meet the defining national security challenges of our era and secure our future of maritime dominance. We are scaling at an historic pace, anchored by Arsenal-2, our new software-defined shipyard being built in Baltimore County, Maryland. It's part of a new $6.6 billion investment in America's submarine industrial base. Arsenal-2 is purpose-built to break long-standing industrial bottlenecks and scale production of critical components for the Navy's Virginia-class attack submarines to support fleet requirements. At the same time, it will build the industrial muscle to field our next-generation AUVs at scale. We aren't waiting for the new shipyard to be completed. The work on this transformation starts right now, with development inside our new 160,000 square foot Proto-Factory in Orange County, California, where the team is already laying the foundation. As the prototyping hub for Arsenal-2, this facility gives us a multi-year head start, proving out the advanced manufacturing methods, digital workflows, and quality systems that will scale across our broader shipyard network. In Anduril's Maritime Division, we are actively building America's next decisive advantage at sea—and this is the moment to join us.

Responsibilities:

• Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience will be key in making sure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed to ensure success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.

• Own communications architecture across BLOS, LOS, and acoustic domains

• Drive antenna and transducer selection, integration, and qualification

Requirements:

• Own SATCOM integration for beyond-line-of-sight C2

• Lead acoustic communications design for submerged operations

• Define LOS RF solutions for surface and near-surface operations

• Lead and mentor IC3/4 engineers across communications sub-disciplines

• Support prototype integration, at-sea testing, and EMI/EMC qualification

• Travel up to 25% to test sites and vendor facilities

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or equivalent

• 5+ years of experience in RF communications, SATCOM, or underwater acoustics

• Experience with link budget analysis and communications system design

• Experience with maritime or subsea communications systems

• Working knowledge of acoustic modem technology and underwater communications

• Experience with SATCOM terminal integration (Iridium, MUOS, or equivalent)

Clearance Required: Secret

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Company: Anduril Industries
Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
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Job Type: Full-time
Category: RF / Microwave
Posted: Oct 30, 2026
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Lead Communications Engineer (SATCOM / RF / Acoustics) - Maritime

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Clearance Required: Secret

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