# Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy

**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.

We are seeking a highly motivated flight test engineer with emphasis in developmental test of flight systems. You will work heavily with the program leadership and a wide spectrum of cross-departments to help support and/or lead a team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever.

**Responsibilities**

- Plan and execute system-level T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on resource planning, conducting ground and flight test, initial issue investigation, and process improvement/development.

- Work closely with program management and other engineering departments to develop requirements, and discuss test results to include collected data and observations.

- Act as lead test engineer for small UAS or weapon systems to include development, certification, and integration tests of subsystems to the AUR configuration.

- Perform safety and risk analysis for testing events.

- Collect test data and perform initial data analysis for the system under test.

- Conduct ground and flight testing at private and government-owned test ranges.

- Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

**Required Qualifications**

- A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

- 7+ years of experience as a lead test conductor/test director for developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft to include requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting.

- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

- Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.

- Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.

- Strong command-line interface (CLI) skills for system navigation and management.

- Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.

- Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.

- Able to work extended hours as required.

- Bias for action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it.

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience working with the Department of Defense (DoD).

- Prior experience with software code/script building using programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc.

- Prior experience with Linux based systems and command line.

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

- Working Knowledge with Ardupilot Small UAS autopilot and mission planning software.

- Experience working with manned aircraft and familiar with aviation terminology.

- Proficient in Linux environments.

**Benefits** Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

## Skills

### Required
- command-line interface (CLI)
- engineering concepts
- principles
- codes
- theory
- National Airspace System
- UAS operating rules
- regulations
- communication (written and verbal)
- interpersonal skills
- complex tasks
- travel
- extended hours
- bias for action
- Top Secret security clearance

### Nice to have
- Department of Defense (DoD)
- software code/script building
- Go
- Java
- C++
- Python
- JavaScript
- Linux based systems
- command line
- simulation environments
- tools
- autonomous systems
- Ardupilot Small UAS autopilot
- mission planning software
- manned aircraft
- aviation terminology
- Linux environments

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