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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to design, build, and sustain critical test infrastructure that qualifies high-reliability defense hardware for production. You will own the complete lifecycle of test systems—from test planning and instrumentation selection through test rack build-out, fixture design, and Python-based automation software development running on Linux/Unix platforms.
Key responsibilities include:
• Maintain ownership of manufacturing test infrastructure across the production lifecycle, ensuring station reliability, calibration, and line throughput
• Develop and maintain PLC-integrated station control software, commanding industrial controllers over Modbus TCP for rig actuation, interlocks, and sensor acquisition
• Build hardware-free simulation environments (containerized station images, virtual CAN replay, device simulators) for test software development and regression testing without occupying hardware
• Gather requirements, author comprehensive test plans, and define parametric acceptance criteria in partnership with Reliability Engineers and Product Quality Engineers
• Design, build, and integrate complete test stations, including instrumentation selection, custom test racks, cable harnesses, and mechanical fixtures
• Develop robust, automated test software in Python running on Linux/Unix to orchestrate test sequences, instruments, and hardware checkouts
• Interface test equipment with devices under test using embedded communication protocols (UART, CAN, RS-485/RS-232)
• Configure, maintain, and debug Linux/Unix-based test stations using terminal utilities, SSH, and network diagnostic tools
• Collaborate on test fixture design and custom test PCBAs using Siemens NX (mechanical) and Altium Designer (electrical)
• Conduct rigorous root-cause analysis on hardware non-conformances, test failures, and test escapes
• Ensure all test processes, station documentation, and calibration workflows adhere to AS9100 and aerospace/defense quality standards
• Integrate test stations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for serialization, test logs, and component traceability
• Collaborate with hardware development engineers during NPI phases to drive Design for Testability (DFT) and optimize cycle times
You will work within the Barracuda Manufacturing Team, responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware. This role requires hands-on expertise across the manufacturing value chain, including design for manufacturability, tool design, process creation and optimization, vendor sourcing, and quality planning.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience as a Manufacturing Test Engineer or equivalent hardware test development and production sustainment role
• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing physical test infrastructure, including test racks, power distribution, DAQs, and lab instrumentation (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, electronic loads)
• Proficiency writing automated test scripts and hardware control software in Python within a Linux/Unix environment
• Strong Linux/Unix systems knowledge, including terminal command-line proficiency, shell scripting, SSH, and network setup/debugging
• Hands-on experience interfacing with and debugging embedded hardware communication protocols: UART, CAN, and RS-485/RS-232
• Experience using CAD/EDA tools—Siemens NX for mechanical/fixture review and Altium Designer for schematic and PCBA analysis
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent quality management system standards in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong root-cause corrective action (RCCA) skills to diagnose electrical/mechanical test escapes and hardware failures
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience designing custom bed-of-nails, functional test (FCT), or box-build test fixtures
• C Programming knowledge
• Experience with Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) test execution, including thermal chambers, vibration tables, and burn-in setups
• Familiarity with Nix or NixOS for managing deterministic test station dependencies and environments
• Experience with SQL for querying manufacturing databases and tracking station yield metrics
• Familiarity with contract manufacturing (CM) engagement and PCBA test methods (ICT, flying probe, boundary scan/JTAG)
• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance
