Manufacturing Test Lead

About the role
Were hiring our first Manufacturing Test Lead. You will own Manufacturing Test as a discipline across the full Dive-XL build stack PCBA bring-up bottle bring-up system check-out and vehicle Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) plus the test infrastructure that supports it. Youll also be the Anduril Australia counterpart to our US Manufacturing Test team. We are converging on a shared framework same toolchain Utility codebases common error-code library across both sites and you will own that convergence from the AU side.


WHAT YOULL DO

• Define the AU Mfg Test discipline end-to-end in-process testing system check-out FAT across PCBA bottle and vehicle stages. Set the bar for what gets tested where how and against what acceptance criteria.
• Own the test eco-system: PCBA test rigs sub-systems bring-up stations system check-out benches vehicle FAT test base and end-of-line testers. Decide what to build what to buy and what to converge with the US plant.
• Drive the move from rev-1 one-offs to a common config-managed framework. NixOS-based toolchain GUI-first execution curated error-code library version-controlled procedures.
• Lead a growing Mfg Test team.
• Test-as-acceptance interface with Quality. You own that interface IQ/OQ/PQ on test rigs gauge R&R FAT acceptance authority routed correctly NCR/CAPA when failures point at the test itself.
• Cross-site partnership with US -own framework convergence co-own equivalent capability.
• Design-for-Test influence. Be the voice in the design review that says this test point is missing or this assembly cannot be testing-instrumented as drawn.
• Line-down response. When a test stage stops a build you own the diagnosis lead the fix document it make sure it doesnt recur.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Electrical Electro-Mechanical Mechatronic Computer Engineering or a related discipline. Strong electrical and systems fundamentals instrumentation signal integrity basics power systems sensors actuators harnessing PCBA-level debug.
• A test-discipline owners mindset. Youve stood up or substantially rebuilt a Manufacturing Test capability before. You think in test strategy not just test execution. You understand where in the build stack each type of test belongs and why.
• Hands-on experience across the lifecycle PCBA bring-up board-level functional test sub-assembly check-out system-level FAT. You can speak to ICT FCT custom rigs environmental and RF testing and pick the right tool for each problem.
• Independent debug in Linux-based test environments. You dont escalate to the SW team for a stack trace. You parse logs you flash builds you isolate failure modes yourself. Youre comfortable operating without a golden unit reference and validating the tester itself before you trust its results.
• Software fluency for test automation. Strong Python. Comfort with at least one of LabVIEW TestStand C/C or equivalent test-software stacks. You can read and reason about a test frameworks architecture not just its scripts.
• Day-to-day comfort with USB Ethernet RS232/RS485 CAN I2C SPI and similar interfaces and the test instrumentation that exercises them.
• Youre comfortable with high project ownership where scope and definition are limited. You decide you move and you adjust. Youre at home on the floor and make decisions with team safety front of mind.
• Youve hired mentored and led test engineers before or youre ready to.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government NV2 Security Clearance (Australian citizen).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Time leading or substantially shaping a Manufacturing Test capability in aerospace defence medical device complex electronics automotive or subsea.
• Recent experience with low-rate high-mix in-house production.
• Cross-site test discipline coordination owning convergence between two production sites.
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Test Execution System (TES) day-to-day fluency.
• NixOS / declarative system configuration for test environments.
• GUI development frameworks for technician-facing test consoles.
• AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems and audit interface experience.
• Familiarity with digital tools for manufacturing such as MES Oracle ERP Teamcenter PLM.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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