- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Mar 2, 2026
- Salary
- $191,000–$253,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Flight Avionics Specialist
Job description
ABOUT THE ROLE: As a Staff Flight Avionics Specialist, you will play a critical role, actively contributing hands-on to complex flight test operations. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of avionics and Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) projects, from planning and resource management to expert technical execution, advanced troubleshooting, and ensuring compliance with the highest standards of quality and safety in a dynamic, fast-paced developmental flight test environment. WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Job requirements
- Associate's Degree in Avionics, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a closely related technical field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive hands-on experience as an Avionics or Flight Test Instrumentation Technician in an aerospace flight test environment.
- Mastery in aircraft electrical and avionics system installation, modification, maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) systems and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS), including installation, troubleshooting, and checkout of instrumentation such as strain gauges,…
- Proficiency in electrical harness fabrication, soldering (to IPC standards), crimping, lacing, and performing continuity and bond checks.
- Extensive experience with software loads, configurations, and regressions in a development environment for aircraft and ground segments.
- Expertise in reading and interpreting complex engineering blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical orders.
- Strong understanding of aviation safety practices, FAA regulations (e.g., Part 21, 23, 25), military standards (as applicable), and quality assurance standards.