Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, FuryActive$167K
The opportunity
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.
What you'll do
Author Test Procedures: Write, validate, and maintain clear, step-by-step assembly-level and vehicle-level Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs) and functional test plans to verify safety-of-flight systems on the Fury aircraft.
Execute Aircraft Testing: Hands-on execution of system-level checkouts, including power-on testing, flight control actuation sweeps, wire harness continuity, sensor calibrations, and integrated avionics testing.
Troubleshoot Flight Hardware: Diagnose complex electrical, communication, and mechanical integration failures discovered during testing; identify root causes and implement Corrective Actions (CAPA/RCCA).
Technician Training & Enablement: Train, certify, and support the aircraft technician team on executing test procedures, utilizing specialized aerospace ground support equipment (GSE), and logging results in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
Continuous Improvement: Analyze test data and cycle times to identify bottlenecks on the flight line; continuously optimize ATPs and automated test scripts to reduce test duration without sacrificing quality or safety.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Flight Test, Quality, and Design Engineering teams to feed production test data back into the design loop, facilitating rapid design updates and product enhancements.
What they're looking for
- Experience with autonomous aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or advanced flight control systems.
- Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW, or MATLAB for parsing flight line test data and automating test equipment
- Hands-on experience with environmental stress screening (ESS) such as: vibration, thermal cycling, or electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on aircraft components
