Test & Evaluation Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. This position is looking for a highly motivated, highly experienced lead maritime test engineer with emphasis in developmental test of autonomous systems and experience performing program management responsibilities. You will work heavily with the program leadership and a wide spectrum of cross-departments to help build a team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever. The role will be responsible for planning, coordination, execution and reporting on all facets of the test program. The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril works across the entire spectrum of products and business lines, as well as all maritime, air, and land-based operations and test range management. Our team conducts full system level development testing, new production acceptance testing, sub-component qualification testing and much more. In short, if it involves test, we support it. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity. WHAT YOU’LL DO Own, plan, and execute full system level T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on driving design maturation fast. Conducting shore and sea-based test, initial issue investigation, root cause and corrective action, and process improvement/development. Assist in the integration process of various subsystems, including sensors, communication systems, and autonomy software, into a complete and fully functional underwater sensor product. Provide technical guidance and direction to the Field Operations team, including test authority, task assignment, and event scheduling. Implement and maintain processes for test documentation throughout the entire development and test cycle. Work closely with program management and other engineering department leads to establish requirements, communicate test campaign schedule and progress, establish test campaign gates, develop milestones, and identify areas of improvement based on collected results in test. Collaborate with external partners or customers during integration and test phases; address stakeholder requirements and ensure successful integration of their payloads into the system as part of the overall mission lifecycle. Embed within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of product design, integration, and test efforts Participate in design reviews, requirements analysis, test objectives and measures, and system verification planning to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standards. Lead a team to conduct shore and sea-based testing at private and government-owned test ranges Plan, execute, and report on lab, shore, and sea-based tests as required Oversee test data collection efforts and perform initial data analysis for the system under test. Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education. A genuine interest and 10+ years experience in systems engineering, integration and testing 7+ ye