# Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury)

**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.

As a Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury) at Anduril Industries, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of defense technology.

## Responsibilities

- Drive the advancement of Anduril's testing methodologies, with a focus on mission autonomy systems, to ensure robust and reliable performance in complex operational scenarios.

- Design and implement test plans that challenge and verify the capabilities of autonomous systems in a variety of simulated mission profiles.

- Analyze data from tests to validate system performance and identify areas for improvement, iterating rapidly to refine autonomy algorithms and behaviors.

- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, and product managers, to define test requirements and ensure alignment with system capabilities and mission objectives.

- Drive end-to-end test management by shaping program requirements, designing comprehensive test plans, leading execution efforts, analyzing complex data, and delivering clear, concise reports to cross-functional and program teams.

- Execute and analyze simulations that replicate real-world scenarios for autonomous systems to accelerate testing cycles, optimize system performance, and inform stakeholders on development and deployment implications.

- Coordinate with private and government test ranges to test and evaluate systems and software.

## Required Qualifications

- A Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related technical field from an accredited institution, or equivalent experience in autonomous systems testing.

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in flight testing, with a strong emphasis on autonomous or remotely piloted systems.

- Demonstrated ability in developing and executing test plans for complex systems within aggressive timelines.

- Familiarity with the principles of mission autonomy, unmanned systems, and the integration of multiple assets into cohesive operational frameworks.

- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret test data, diagnose system behaviors, and recommend actionable improvements.

- Proven track record of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project milestones and deliverables.

- Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively articulating technical challenges and solutions to a diverse audience.

- Willingness to work flexible hours and travel to various testing locations as required.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Direct experience in the development, testing, and deployment of mission autonomy systems in a defense or aerospace context.

- Hands-on experience with simulation environments and tools used for testing autonomous systems.

- Familiarity with software development practices and experience with programming languages used in autonomy and robotics (e.g., Python, C++, ROS).

- Knowledge of current industry and military standards related to unmanned aerial systems and their operation within national airspace.

## Benefits

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

## Skills

### Required
- autonomous systems
- flight testing
- mission autonomy
- test planning
- data analysis
- collaborative work
- communication
- security clearance

### Nice to have
- simulation environments
- software development
- programming languages
- unmanned aerial systems
- defense or aerospace context

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