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Anduril Industries

Field Network Technician, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries
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onsite senior full-time $113,000-$155,000 USD Costa Mesa, California

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

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

As a member of the Maneuver Dominance Technical Operations team, you will serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled UAVs.

Responsibilities

  • Practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure that Anduril's growing suite of capabilities achieve total mission success in austere, remote environments.
  • Stand up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensuring the successful combat employment of Anduril products.
  • Shape the long-term sustainment of these products.
  • Participate in supporting the development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations.

Required Qualifications

  • Extensive hands-on technical experience in field operations, manufacturing, or testing.
  • Prior military or defense contractor experience as a manned or unmanned pilot/operator, network technician, or crew chief/maintainer.
  • Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors.
  • Ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations.
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers.
  • Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs.
  • Intermediate to advanced understanding of computers, IP networking, and radios.
  • Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product.
  • Prior, operationally relevant, deployment experience.
  • Willingness to travel up to 80% including occasional deployments for up to two months at a time.
  • Ability to work extended hours as required.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Hands-on professional experience working with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft.
  • Experience with autonomy, ground-based air defense systems, operations and maintenance of air breathing propulsion systems, aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations, and munitions storage and handling controls.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary: $113,000-$155,000 USD per year
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Income protection: life and disability insurance
  • Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December
  • Family planning and parenting support
  • Mental health resources
  • 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: traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options
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