Senior Product Designer, Mission Autonomy

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3 id="SeniorProductDesigner,MissionAutonomy-MISSIONFIRST">MISSION FIRST</h3> <p>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.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Product Design team is the connective tissue across Anduril's </span><span class="s1">software ecosystem — ensuring products and workflows scale thoughtfully </span><span class="s1">across platforms, mission types, and domains. We partner with engineers, </span><span class="s1">product managers, and customers to shape experiences that build operator </span><span class="s1">trust and expand capacity. We prioritize safety, reducing cognitive </span><span class="s1">burden, and iterating directly with the customer.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As a designer on the Lattice Mission Autonomy team, you'll own the design </span><span class="s1">vision for unified command and control of hundreds of autonomous </span><span class="s1">vehicles. Spanning fleet management, mission planning, live execution, </span><span class="s1">autonomous collaboration, and generative AI, you'll shape how the </span><span class="s1">military operates robots at scale across every domain — air, ground, surface, and subsurface.</span></p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li class="p1" data-uuid="3f5e79da-f951-4599-b68d-2239af7eb142"><span class="s1">Collaborate with the Mission Autonomy team's designer to shape experiences from discovery to delivery — maturing capabilities for fielded use and expanding into new workflows as programs launch.</span></li> <li class="p1" data-uuid="5202a3ff-cb30-49bb-8836-1cc969943a67"><span class="s1">Spend time on-site with soldiers and subject matter experts to build deep user empathy, understand pain points, and test design hypotheses through workshops, field observations, and iterative prototyping.</span></li> <li class="p1" data-uuid="21082612-9137-4670-92bd-270be75e76ce"><span class="s1">Inspire development with strong product narratives, journey maps, user workflows, high-fidelity mockups, and rigorous documentation.</span></li> <li class="p1" data-uuid="0b3422d5-89fd-4308-aa07-e596bdf462df"><span class="s1">Turn ambiguous design challenges and technically complex software into polished, clear interfaces that operators can pick up with ease.</span></li> <li class="p1" data-uuid="9b654e05-9f60-4b51-8b2d-07cc7f4834ef"><span class="s1">Partner with engineering and product to define delivery timelines, optimizing for getting critical functionality into operators' hands.</span></li> <li class="p1" data-uuid="b83c7ebb-c022-4efa-b4e9-7af59ef248d9"><span class="s1">Identify opportunities for strategic reuse across Anduril's existing interfaces — leveraging and extending the design system to meet the unique requirements of operation at scale.</span></li> <li data-uuid="a13414f1-4591-4ffd-8440-f39b4e491c60">Contribute to the central design team function by participating in design critiques, mentoring peers, and sharing best practices across specialties.</li> </ul> <h3 id="SeniorProductDesigner,MissionAutonomy-REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS">REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</h3> <ul> <li data-uuid="3e9b42c3-bb5a-4761-94b3-4d27c53d8054">5+ years of experience in product design, UX, or HCI, with a proven ability to execute high-craft, technically informed solutions.</li> <li data-uuid="30bd5747-7e44-4bc9-9c15-987cdf04edfc">Demonstrated autonomy in design execution with the ability to independently drive feature-level and system-level work, navigating complex ambiguities with sound judgment.</li> <li data-uuid="bebfb374-2ecd-4172-9354-322c7ddbfb90">Deep expertise in visual and interaction…