Flight Test Engineer Discovery

Anduril Industries

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Costa Mesa, CA - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 113000 - 183000
Posted on: 2 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Anduril Test and Evaluation is actively seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Flight Test Engineer to support the our Discovery business line on a variety of emerging this role you will support the Discovery business line by contributing your technical expertise and fostering strategic collaboration across various teams. This includes working closely with program leadership supporting companies and government partners.

The Test Engineering team works across the entire spectrum of products ranging from Lattice Ghost UAS Sentry Tower cUAS and other platforms. Our team conducts full system level development testing new aircraft development sub-component qualification testing and much 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 YOULL DO

  • As a Test and Evaluation (T&E) engineer under minimal supervision you will determine and develop various approaches to achieve T&E goals and help guide and perform the completion of test activities.
  • Test duties include system level T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on resource planning conducting ground and flight testing process improvement/development and generating technical test plans for review.
  • Lead execution of testing of testing at private and government owned test ranges
  • Work closely with Engineering to discuss test results to include collected data and observations.
  • Collect and perform initial test data analysis for the system under test.
  • Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • A bachelors degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution
  • 4-10 years test engineering experience
  • Current Top Secret Secret Security Clearance
  • Ability to travel up to 35% of the time to support test requirements
  • Experience producing customer facing test deliverables (test plans flight readiness reviews data analysis test reports etc.)
  • Experience as a test conductor and/or test director or similar (i.e. Range events in the military)
  • Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts principles codes and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and expansive knowledge of principles concepts theory and practices in related technical specialties.
  • Must possess general knowledge of test execution safety and risk management
  • Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and solve problems across a variety of engineering areas
  • Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations
  • Must be able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver results in a highly ambiguous fast-paced environment with little to no oversight

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working with the Department of Defense (DoD) and/or the Intelligence Community
  • Experience working with First Person View (FPV) drones
  • Prior unmanned drone or small UAS experience
  • Professional experience utilizing data analysis tools or programming languages (Python MATLAB etc)
  • Experience with Linux Operating Systems

US Salary Range

$113000 - $183000 USD

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:

Healthcare Benefits

  • US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
  • IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

  • Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
  • Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
  • Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
  • Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
  • Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
  • Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

  • US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
  • UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
  • AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

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