Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as the senior-most individual-contributor technical authority for test and evaluation across Connected Warfare's portfolio.

Overview The Test & Evaluation Engineering Team at Anduril works across the entire spectrum of products and business lines, as well as all flight operations and test range management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority on test strategy across most of Connected Warfare's applications, providing technical oversight and support to the teams running the division's most complex, highest-risk, or multi-system test campaigns.
• Review and help program teams strengthen verification strategies , requirements-based, scenario-based, and operationally relevant , ensuring they scale across CW's software-enabled hardware and pure-software systems and properly incorporate customer-required standards and metrics.
• Act as connective tissue across Connected Warfare's individual test programs: identify where one program's test infrastructure, tooling, instrumentation, or lessons learned should be reused elsewhere in the division, and work with program teams to drive that reuse.
• Provide technical mentorship and escalation support to Staff and Lead Test Engineers running individual program test campaigns , reviewing test plans, execution approach, and reporting across developmental test, system integration (HIL/SIL), and operational assessment events.
• Directly support T&E Test Process execution, representing CW's test posture with credibility to government and program stakeholders.
• Work with teams to confirm traceability from requirements through verification and validation results across CW programs, and help define and monitor test coverage, requirements verification, and defect closure metrics at a division level.
• Support root-cause investigation on the hardest test findings and system anomalies, partnering directly with engineering to resolve issues that cross system or program boundaries.
• Represent Connected Warfare T&E in engineering design reviews and technical exchanges with government customers and partner organizations as needed.
• Contribute to the technical hiring and onboarding of test engineers across Connected Warfare.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10-14+ years of experience in system-level test and evaluation of integrated hardware/software systems.
• Demonstrated technical depth across multiple Connected Warfare-relevant systems.
• Proven track record across the full test lifecycle.
• Strong experience with RF communications, tactical datalinks, and networked C2 systems in DoD operational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and technically direct other test engineers.
• Deep familiarity with DoD and industry test processes.
• Skilled in assessing and reporting on test metrics.
• Excellent communication and technical presentation skills.
• Ability to travel periodically.
• Active or immediately eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• Prior experience as Test Lead across multiple DoD programs.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC testing, environmental testing, and power/avionics standards.
• Experience helping teams build or scale test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and hardware-in-the-loop test environments.
• Experience conducting test activities in remote, austere, or tactical operational settings.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Benefits Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings plans, and paid time off.