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Salary: USD 132,000 - 175,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to join the Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Manufacturing team in Irvine, California. The EW team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, with the manufacturing value-chain encompassing design for manufacturability, tool design and selection, process creation and optimization, vendor sourcing, quality planning, and work documentation.
In this role, you will own test activities in production and ensure production test flow, providing hands-on troubleshooting to resolve complex electrical issues during testing. You will maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream—from system-level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component-level in-process validation. Key responsibilities include improving and sustaining existing test systems to enhance automation, consistency, cycle time, and test coverage; generating clear test work instructions for technician teams in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES); and training technicians on equipment use.
You will develop a library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guides for rapid issue resolution, determine root causes of product failures, and recommend corrective actions. Collaboration with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering teams is essential to support customer returns and failure analysis. You will contribute feedback to early-stage test design for new product introduction (NPI) efforts, analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports identifying defects and improvement areas.
Additionally, you will collaborate with design engineers to provide feedback and recommendations for product enhancements based on test outcomes, optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness while reducing test time without compromising quality, maintain and calibrate test equipment for precision and reliability, and support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and methodologies.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment
- Familiarity with Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW, and NixOS
- Experience with contract manufacturers in testing PCBA/electronic assemblies; thorough knowledge of PCBA testing standards and methods
- Familiarity with electronics test equipment: power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors
- Strong root cause analysis skills for non-conforming hardware
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Familiarity with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)
- Experience integrating electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems
- Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience
- Pursuing or holding Master's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW, and/or MATLAB for data parsing and visualization
- Experience with test automation, PCBA design, and mechanical design
- Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.
- Experience with ESS-related testing (thermal, vibration, etc.)
- Active Security Clearance or ability to obtain one
