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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Lab & Integration Engineer

AvionicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A B.S. in electrical, computer, aerospace or mechanical engineering, computer science, or a similar technical field is required.
  • At least 3 years of hands-on engineering experience in software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, iron bird, avionics integration lab, or flight-hardware integration and test for aircraft, missiles, space systems, or comparable complex systems is required.
  • Electrical and avionics integration skills are required, including reading and producing schematics, harness definitions and pin-to-pins, working with MIL-DTL-38999-class connectors, safe-to-mate procedures, and aircraft power distribution.
  • Working knowledge of avionics data buses and networks such as Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, RS-422/485 and CAN, and time synchronization technologies such as PTP and IRIG, is required.
  • Experience integrating or operating real-time hardware-in-the-loop hosts, simulation, I/O and data-acquisition hardware is required.
  • Proficiency in Python or a similar language and Linux for automation, data analysis and tooling is required.
  • Experience with bench instrumentation and bus analyzers, and a structured approach to isolating faults across hardware, network and software, is required.
  • Experience producing controlled engineering records, including rig or test configuration, as-run data, procedures and discrepancy reports, is required.
  • The role requires clear written and verbal communication with software, hardware, test and program teams.
  • The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance; an active clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain rig designs within the lab architecture, including block diagrams, rack and power layouts, network design, harness definitions and pin-to-pins, and rig interface control documents for rig-to-LRU, rig-to-simulation and rig-to-ground-station interfaces. Review build drawings and work instructions before material is released.
  • Plan and lead bring-up of owned rigs, including safe-to-mate, power-on and built-in test, LRU checkout, network and time-synchronization verification, and host or simulation reference-scenario runs. Close the readiness checklist before declaring a rig operational.
  • Integrate the real-time host, I/O, plant models and simulation with flight hardware. Characterize latency and timing, check simulation behavior against reference data, and document what each rig can and cannot be used to demonstrate.
  • Run integration for software releases and new hardware on the rigs by executing integration procedures, triaging failures across software, avionics, mission systems and lab causes, driving discrepancy reports to closure, and running regression after each change.
  • Maintain each rig’s configuration baseline, including LRU part and serial numbers, software and firmware loads, harness revisions and simulation versions, and ensure every for-record run has a complete as-tested record.
  • Set up data recording and logging so results trace back to requirements and configuration. Build scripts and tools to pull, check and summarize rig data for integration, qualification and flight-readiness reviews.
  • Automate repetitive checkout, configuration capture and regression runs to reduce manual rig time.
  • Provide rig-hour estimates, build and bring-up schedules, and long-lead material inputs for owned rigs. Assess rig changes required for each new hardware lot and maintain sustainment, spares and obsolescence plans.
  • Contribute to lab hazard analysis and network and classified-lab accreditation for owned rigs, and follow and improve controls for hydraulics, high power, rotating machinery and classified operations.
  • Write procedures, checklists and lessons learned so technicians and future engineers can work independently, and mentor technicians on troubleshooting and documentation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop platforms such as NI, dSPACE, Speedgoat or Concurrent, and with plant-model integration.
  • Mission systems integration experience with EO/IR, electronic warfare, datalinks, crypto and key management, or C2 ground segments.
  • Iron bird, hydraulic, flight-control actuation or power-system test experience.
  • Lab continuous integration and test automation experience, including automated regression on hardware rigs, test frameworks and results dashboards.
  • Lab network design and accreditation experience, including RMF and ATO or JSIG.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-461, and with linking verification evidence to a system model.
  • Flight test or ground test support on a developmental aircraft program.
  • An active security clearance is preferred.

About the Company

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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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