# Drone Mission Support Specialist

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

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

About the Team: The TRS team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate.

About the Job:

- Accountable for the success and execution of critical early-stage software and hardware efforts, inclusive of new drone products and expanding feature sets across a fielded fleet.

- Focus on rapid development, integration, and operations of drones.

- Drive & de-risk strategic solutions to ambiguous problems in partnership with operations members and internal functional teams.

Responsibilities:

- Lead technical execution from vision & initial design, through prototyping and first successful testing

- Develop & own surrogate aircraft with the goal of accelerating our ability to test algorithms in live flight

- Develop systems that support expeditionary operation, intuitive setup and use by warfighters, and modular expansion of sensors

- Setup trades to enable exploration of early designs while working closely with technical SMEs and Business Development teams to find the right solution for current and future gaps in capability

- Operate at the intersection of software, hardware, and testing helping to craft a system level architecture that supports a robust and cost effective design

- Execute and support prototype and low-rate production articles and subsystem/system level test efforts

- Support remote troubleshooting and operation of deployed systems

- Prepare mission cards and assist in planning the flight missions to meet Engineering and Program requirements.

Rapid Prototyping & Validation:

- Unblock engineering progress.

- Embody an experimental approach to rapid validation of new algorithms and subsystems.

- Provide creative solutions to test and iterate our solutions in representative conditions that mirror our customers and the evolving battlefield.

Operational Testing & Mission Validation:

- Maintain an organized approach to regular testing and feedback

- Create, validate and deliver test points for a variety of stakeholders across the TRS organization

Required Qualifications:

- Experience with Ardupilot / PX4

- Experience with RC systems

- Part 107 operator

Benefits:

- Healthcare Benefits

- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.

- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.

- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

- Retirement Savings Plan

## Skills

### Required
- Ardupilot
- PX4
- RC systems
- Part 107 operator

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