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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Manufacturing Test Engineer - Electrical/Mechanical

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNorth Kingstown, RI, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical, electromechanical, electrical, or computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience, ideally designing tests for electromechanical hardware in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with hardware testing and automated test systems.
  • Experience using bench equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, and programmable power supplies.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing test limits and common failure modes introduced by manufacturing.
  • Ability to run programmed scripts in Python, MATLAB, shell, or similar languages.
  • Knowledge of communication protocols such as USB, Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, PCIe, HDMI, and CAN.
  • Experience with complex electromechanical systems and understanding of what is required to make them work reliably.
  • Experience writing and executing full system test plans on fast product development timelines.
  • Experience programming and testing a wide range of sensors, actuators, and electrical components.
  • Ability to describe in detail a test owned from prototype through execution, including setup, hardware, and software.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Run full-vehicle dry factory acceptance testing and wet factory acceptance testing in the test tank as test conductor, following each procedure with technicians on the floor.
  • Become the subject-matter expert on mechanical and electromechanical vehicle checks, including body structure, cabling, control surfaces, propulsion, and anchor and emergency release systems.
  • Own in-water checks during wet factory acceptance testing and confirm each vehicle is ready for customer delivery.
  • Determine which tests add value and which duplicate earlier checks, and reduce test time while still proving product requirements.
  • Move tests upstream so problems are caught at the smallest assembly possible and provide design-for-test feedback to the product definition team.
  • Triage each failed test step as a defect, a procedure that no longer matches the as-built vehicle, a test-setup limitation, or a missing upstream step, and route it to the appropriate owner.
  • Troubleshoot vehicle-level failures hands-on, lead data-driven root-cause analysis using structured problem solving, and return fixes to the production line.
  • Design and maintain test equipment, rigs, and fixtures used in dry and wet factory acceptance testing.
  • Keep factory acceptance test procedures aligned with the as-built vehicle as the design changes, and train technicians to run them.
  • Write troubleshooting runbooks documenting symptoms, diagnostic steps, and fixes so technicians can resolve repeat failures faster.
  • Use Python and artificial intelligence coding tools to automate test sequences, parse test logs, and build dashboards tracking pass/fail trends and first-pass yield across the production line.
  • Coordinate with the Sydney test team to ensure both sites run the same tests, and travel to Sydney when required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with subsea robotics or autonomous underwater vehicles/uncrewed underwater vehicles, including in-water testing.
  • Experience with product lifecycle management, manufacturing execution systems, Jama, and test execution systems.
  • Experience testing and working around high-voltage systems up to 400 volts.
  • Experience with projects integrating electrical, mechanical, and software or firmware systems.
  • Experience owning projects with loosely defined scope under technical and schedule pressure.

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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