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.

As a Flight Test Engineer supporting Maneuver Dominance (MD) you will support a fast paced flight test program directly supporting the development and inovation of new and game changing capabilities. The mission is to revolutionize the DoD capabilites at a pace never seen before. As part of this team you will travel to Anduril and customer dedicated test events and sites. This will include several things from adding mission autonomy to existing platforms, design-build-integrate adapters to install new payloads, assisting planning for future test events, or a combination of all. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Test and Evaluation (T&E) engineer, working with our test team, you will be responsible for contributing to test planning, execution and reporting
Support the collection and perform initial test data analysis for the system under test.
Work closely with Engineering to discuss test results, to include collected data and observations.
Support execution of flight testing at private and government owned test ranges
System level T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on conducting ground and flight testing, and ensuring established processes are implemented and identifying improvement/development.
Act as test engineer during ground and flight operations. Test duties include system level T&E of hardware and software.
Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

A bachelor’s degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
2-5 years experience working in integrated system test.
Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.
Previous working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.
Must have a understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
Strong computer and documentation experience.
Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
Able to work extended hours as required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Aerospace/Mechanical engineering degree
Experience working with the Department of Defense (DoD)
Experience as a test conductor, test lead
Prior experience with small UAS
Comfortable with Linux environments and Python at the novice level
Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Secret-Level or greater Security Clearance.

US Salary Range

$90,000—$115,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!

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