# Propulsion Technician

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Santa Ana, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $42.31-$56.25 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 Propulsion Technician, you will build and teardown Anduril's fleet of airbreathing turbine applications, supporting developmental testing. You will ensure the safety of daily operations by maintaining a high attention to detail. You will work with turbojet and combustion hardware, as well electrical and sensor connections. You will maintain test stands, work areas, and equipment to support engine test and integration. You will set up and test developmental engines on test stands, and support gathering data for engine runs.

Responsibilities:

- Build and teardown Anduril's fleet of airbreathing turbine applications, supporting developmental testing

- Ensure the safety of daily operations by maintaining a high attention to detail

- Work with turbojet and combustion hardware, as well electrical and sensor connections

- Maintain test stands, work areas, and equipment to support engine test and integration

- Set up and test developmental engines on test stands, and support gathering data for engine runs

Required Qualifications:

- High school diploma or equivalency certificate

- 5+ years relevant engine technician experience in gas turbine / aerospace / defense / automotive / motorsport industry

- Familiarity with engines, engine controls, and/or testing of engines or powertrain components

- Ability to collaborate well with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers

- Ability to operate autonomously and safely build combustion engines for test

- Willing to work with highly developmental hardware without established work instructions

- Must be eligible to obtain / maintain US Security Clearance

Desired Qualifications:

- Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License, or similar qualification in manufacturing / hardware assembly

- Experience working in a machine shop - machine safety & knowledge of hand tools

- Strong intuition for the physics of basic propulsion systems, motion control systems, and heat transfer

- Strong technical aptitude/ ability to problem solve and corroborate ideas to deal with day to day challenges

- Experience designing simple mechanical parts (CAD)

- Mechatronics experience; sensor selection, setup of data acquisition systems, assemble wire harnesses and debug/troubleshoot systems

- Experience in the design and implementation of automotive control electronics

Benefits:

- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees

Salary Range: $42.31-$56.25 USD

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## Skills

### Required
- gas turbine
- aerospace
- defense
- automotive
- motorsport
- engine technician
- electrical
- mechanical
- software
- firmware
- test engineers

### Nice to have
- Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License
- machine shop
- mechatronics
- sensor selection
- data acquisition systems
- automotive control electronics
- CAD

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