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Anduril

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Manufacturing
Posted
Sep 15, 2026
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Development Test Engineer - Drones

Job description

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.

We are looking for a Senior Development Test Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, Ca. In this role, you will be responsible performing hardware testing on a variety of systems and structures. You will manage test campaigns, develop procedures, sequences, and software. This role requires operating and troubleshooting various systems, automating test operations, and collaborating with design engineers to resolve system anomalies, all while maintaining high safety standards.

Job responsibilities

  • 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
  • Lead test campaigns including test plan creation, system activation, test operations, data review, and equipment design/fabrication.
  • Generate work instructions to direct and instruct technicians in the fabrication and integration of test articles and equipment.

Job requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
  • Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
  • Experience in hardware automation and software-hardware communication/integration
  • High competence with, and fluid use of engineering first principles
  • BS, MS or PhD in an engineering discipline
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
  • Must be able to perform physical efforts including standing for extended periods and lifting and carrying material or equipment up to 25 lbs unassisted
  • Knowledge of hazardous or pressurized systems (cryogenics, hydraulics, jet fuels, and energy storage systems)
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