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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Technical Operations Engineer - Maneuver Dominance

Aviation Operations & Aircraft MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Extensive hands-on technical experience in field operations, manufacturing, or test.
  • Prior military or defense contractor experience as a manned or unmanned pilot/operator, network technician, or crew chief/maintainer in avionics, guidance, navigation, and control, or electrical systems.
  • Understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors.
  • Ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations in pursuit of mission success.
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers, collecting differing opinions and reconciling them to reach agreement on what 'right' looks like.
  • Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs as a source of truth.
  • Intermediate to advanced understanding and experience in some or all of the following: computers; terminal environments; server management; developing or interacting with programming languages such as Python, Rust, or MATLAB; IP networking; network administration or design; network troubleshooting; radios; Mobile Ad Hoc Networking, satellite communications, or backhaul systems.
  • Ability to train peers or customers on product operation.
  • Prior operationally relevant deployment experience.
  • Willingness to travel up to 80%, including occasional deployments of up to two months at a time.
  • Ability to work extended hours as required.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Ability to meet health and medical requirements before deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and any additional requirements outlined by the region or supporting force, as applicable.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles.
  • Own dependencies to ensure the product suite achieves mission success in austere, remote environments.
  • Embed within an air vehicle development program and use operational and technical expertise to shape and deploy an effective, reliable solution.
  • Establish forward-deployed operations in austere environments.
  • Ensure the successful combat employment of company products.
  • Shape long-term product sustainment.
  • Support development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations closer to home.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on professional experience working with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: autonomy, behavior trees, computer vision models, multi-vehicle operation, ground-based air defense systems (sensors or effectors), operations and maintenance of air-breathing propulsion systems, aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations, or munitions storage and handling controls.
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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