Senior Development Test Engineer - Drones

We are seeking a Senior Development Test Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, California.

In this role, you will be responsible for performing hardware testing on a variety of systems and structures, managing test campaigns, developing procedures, sequences, and software.

Responsibilities

• Execute structural, dynamic, and environmental testing on drones, missiles, and spaceflight hardware
• Plan, develop, and execute hardware test campaigns across development and qualification phases, ensuring test scope and methodology align with product requirements and program milestones
• Mentor and provide technical oversight to junior test engineers, including reviewing test procedures, guiding root cause analysis, and reviewing test setup
• Coordinate cross-functionally with responsible engineers from respective programs to define test objectives, acceptance criteria, and risk prioritization for hardware builds
• Establish and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with engineering teams, ensuring test articles, instrumentation, facilities, and procedures are fully vetted before execution
• Communicate test status, risks, and results to program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders through regular briefings and written summaries
• Lead test campaigns including test plan creation, system activation, test operations, data review, and equipment design/fabrication
• Generate work instructions to direct and instruct technicians in the fabrication and integration of test articles and equipment
• Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation, as well as thermal chambers, electrodynamics shakers, and fluid power systems
• Automate repetitive test operations to improve efficiency and safety

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
• Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
• Experience in hardware automation and software-hardware communication/integration
• High competence with, and fluid use of 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 and carrying material or equipment up to 25 lbs unassisted

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of hazardous or pressurized systems (cryogenics, hydraulics, jet fuels, and energy storage systems)
• Familiarity with instrumentation and control components (accelerometers, load cells, thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges, RTDs, and others)
• 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, etc.)
• Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors, etc.)
• Experience with machining, sheet metal, and 3D printing

Benefits

Anduril offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including top-tier benefits for full-time employees.