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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Fleet Integration Manager for its maritime team in Costa Mesa, California. This dual-hatted role combines test engineering responsibilities with leadership of fleet integration efforts, bridging the gap between engineering teams and operational fleet units.
You will apply hands-on at-sea operating experience to develop realistic test plans, demonstration events, and exercises that reflect how the fleet actually operates. The role requires translating operational experience into test scenarios that capture real failure modes, workflows, and edge cases that matter in maritime environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting integration of surface platform subsystems (sensors, navigation, propulsion, communication, autonomy software, power systems)
- Developing, reviewing, and executing test plans for development, integration, and acceptance testing
- Supporting day-to-day test operations including pre-mission testing, launch/recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis
- Designing test and demonstration scenarios reflecting real fleet operating conditions and tactics
- Identifying gaps between platform capability and existing fleet equipment, procedures, and concepts of employment
- Supporting hands-on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of surface maritime platforms in the field
- Authoring and reviewing detailed test reports for internal and customer-facing efforts
- Supporting local and offshore sea testing, including multi-day offshore operations
- Setting up, collecting, and refining operational metrics for test and fleet performance
- Participating in design reviews and requirements analysis, representing the operator's perspective
- Collaborating with fleet units, external partners, and customers during integration and test
- Supporting configuration control, version control, documentation, and safety processes
- Traveling up to 50% of the time, including multi-day offshore operations, with potential for more during key test campaigns
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience operating unmanned or manned surface vessels at sea, with demonstrated ability to translate that experience into realistic test and demonstration scenarios; ideally recent Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) experience in the United States Navy
- Familiarity with concepts of mechanical engineering, software development and testing, electrical engineering, and control theory
- Experience in field test and/or operationally focused environments
- Knowledge of electronics troubleshooting and ability to use basic test equipment
- Proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective across technical and non-technical audiences
- Sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
- High ownership and bias toward action
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, with potential for more during key test campaigns and fleet integration events
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience integrating surface and airborne sensors, surface vessel navigation, and communication systems
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, and test
- Experience generating TRRs, test plans, test procedures, and test reports
- Demonstrated experience with marine operational procedures and equipment, spanning coastal to deep-water operations
- Experience briefing customers, partners, or fleet stakeholders on emerging capabilities
- Proficiency in data analysis tools: Python, MATLAB, R, SQL
- Experience developing and managing a test and evaluation program
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
