# Early Career Flight Test Engineer, Altius

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $86,000-$114,000 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.

The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril plays a crucial role in ensuring that every product meets the highest standards of performance and reliability.

As a flight test engineer, under minimal supervision, you will be responsible for test planning, execution, reporting, and evaluating the system under test (software and/or hardware).

Responsibilities:

- Support and plan test events conducted at test sites as required by the specific test.

- Configure and manage test-owned assets, including hardware components, specific payloads, software/firmware configuration, and fleet management.

- Generate evaluation test plans and reports focusing on system functionality and suitability of software and hardware integration efforts.

- Plan and execute test cards, conduct pre and post-flight briefings, and manage test events with diverse support teams.

- Collaborate with SMEs and cross-functional teams within the business line through development and production testing, reporting of test findings, and test status.

- Interface daily with hardware and software engineering teams.

- Collect metrics for flight test events.

Requirements:

- A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.

- Ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately.

- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

- Methodical, thorough, and detail-oriented.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

- Willingness to learn new skills and concepts.

- Current or able to acquire an FAA 14 CFR Part 107: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems certification.

- Current or able to acquire an FAA 14 CFR Part 61: Certification Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.

- Previous experience or working knowledge of National Airspace and UAS operating guidelines and regulations.

- Ability to obtain a security clearance.

- Able to work extended hours as required.

- Ability to travel as required for planning and testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Strong software and documentation experience.

- Familiarity with Linux-based operating systems, networking, ssh, and command line.

- 1-3 years flight test engineering or system-level testing experience.

- Knowledge and experience with Group 2/3 fixed-wing systems.

- Experience working with DOD programs.

Benefits:

- Highly competitive equity grants.

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other support.

## Skills

### Required
- Flight Test Engineering
- Software/Hardware Development
- UAS Operations
- Test Planning
- Configuration Management
- Evaluation Reporting
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Adaptability
- FAA 14 CFR Part 107
- FAA 14 CFR Part 61
- National Airspace
- UAS Regulations
- Security Clearance

### Nice to have
- Linux-based Operating Systems
- Networking
- ssh
- Command Line
- Group 2/3 Fixed-Wing Systems
- DOD Programs

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