Senior Development Test Engineer - DronesPosted today$832K

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

The Development Test Team designs and executes unique tests for components and subsystems on an accelerated schedule, providing diverse engineering challenges in a dynamic hands-on team.

What you'll do

  • Execute structural, dynamic, and environmental testing on drones, missiles and spaceflight hardware

  • Plan, develop, and execute hardware test campaigns across development and: qualification phases, ensuring test scope and methodology align with product requirements and program milestones

  • Mentor and provide technical oversight to junior test engineers, including: reviewing test procedures, guiding root cause analysis, reviewing test setup

  • Coordinate cross-functionally with responsible engineers (REs) from: respective programs to define test objectives, acceptance criteria, and risk prioritization for hardware builds

  • Establish and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with engineering teams,: ensuring test articles, instrumentation, facilities, and procedures are fully vetted before execution

  • Communicate test status, risks, and results to program leadership and: cross-functional stakeholders through regular briefings and written summaries

What they're looking for

  • Knowledge of hazardous or pressurized systems (cryogenics, hydraulics, jet fuels, and energy storage systems)
  • Familiarity with instrumentation and control components (accelerometers, load: cells, thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges, RTDs, and others)
  • Familiarity with industry-standard test guidance: MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, NASA GEVS
  • Proficiency in at least one coding language (Python, Matlab, etc)
  • Experience with 3D modeling software and PLM (Siemens NX, Teamcenter, etc)
  • Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors etc.)
  • Experience with machining, sheet metal, and 3D printing