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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced autonomous systems, AI, and computer vision. The Air Dominance & Strike division designs and fields next-generation autonomous air systems, including Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), loitering munitions, cruise missile systems, and VTOL interceptors. The Autonomous Airpower business line specializes in Group 5 UAS systems.
You will serve as Project Engineer and Site Lead managing the developmental test site for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. This is a high-visibility, high-growth role that will establish standards for the business line to apply to future programs. You will act as a linchpin, aligning test operations, maintenance, and test engineering to meet program objectives while interfacing with and coordinating across all program stakeholders from technicians to executives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading test engineering, maintenance, and operations for the Victorville test site
- Ensuring technical adequacy, safety, and effectiveness of ground, taxi, and flight test operations
- Driving efficient and effective operations while balancing speed, rigor, and safety
- Building teams and processes to optimize and scale operations
- Leading technical problem-solving, root-cause corrective action (RCCA) investigations, and troubleshooting across the full scope from hands-on work to system analysis
- Approving maintenance and test plans, directing aircraft configuration, and ensuring operational readiness
- Reporting to the Head of Test for safe, efficient, and technically adequate site operations
You will demonstrate bias for action, strong leadership in building and scaling teams and processes, comfort with safety-critical systems, and sound technical judgment in aircraft modification, maintenance, and operations.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8–15 years of experience in aircraft, weapons, or missile systems development and test
- Hands-on experience with test, maintenance, and/or test stands
- Test engineering experience with developmental manned and/or unmanned aircraft systems, including requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting
- Ability to quickly understand new concepts, apply them accurately, and organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases
- Ability to work extended hours as required
- Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution
- Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-level security clearance
- Aircraft operations, maintenance, and/or pilot experience preferred; homebuilt aircraft or A&P certification a plus
