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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 technology, including AI-powered systems, autonomy, computer vision, and sensor fusion. The Development Test Team designs and executes unique tests for components and subsystems on an accelerated schedule.
As a Senior Development Test Engineer, you will lead hardware testing operations on drones, missiles, and spaceflight systems. You will manage test campaigns from planning through execution, developing test procedures, sequences, and automation software. Key responsibilities include:
- Execute structural, dynamic, and environmental testing on aerospace hardware
- Plan and execute hardware test campaigns across development and qualification phases, ensuring alignment with product requirements and program milestones
- Mentor and provide technical oversight to junior test engineers, including reviewing procedures and guiding root cause analysis
- Coordinate cross-functionally with responsible engineers to define test objectives, acceptance criteria, and risk prioritization
- Establish and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with engineering teams to ensure test articles, instrumentation, facilities, and procedures are fully vetted
- Communicate test status, risks, and results to program leadership through briefings and written summaries
- Lead complete test campaigns including test plan creation, system activation, test operations, and data review
- Generate work instructions for technicians in fabrication and integration of test articles and equipment
- Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition systems, thermal chambers, electrodynamic shakers, and fluid power systems
- Automate repetitive test operations to improve efficiency and safety
This role requires hands-on technical expertise, leadership of junior engineers, and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic aerospace environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
- Experience in immersive interdisciplinary technical projects (collegiate or professional)
- Experience in hardware automation and software-hardware communication/integration
- High competence with engineering first principles
- BS, MS, or PhD in an engineering discipline
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
- Must be able to perform physical efforts including standing for extended periods and lifting/carrying material or equipment up to 25 lbs unassisted
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of hazardous or pressurized systems (cryogenics, hydraulics, jet fuels, energy storage)
- Familiarity with instrumentation and control components (accelerometers, load cells, thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges, RTDs)
- Familiarity with industry-standard test guidance (MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, NASA GEVS)
- Proficiency in at least one coding language (Python, Matlab, etc.)
- Experience with 3D modeling software and PLM (Siemens NX, Teamcenter)
- Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs
- Experience with machining, sheet metal, and 3D printing
