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Technical Operations Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril· Programs : Deployments : Technical Operations
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Costa Mesa, CA$113k - $155kfull-timePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Technical Operations Engineer to deploy and support Anduril’s air defense products globally from Costa Mesa, focusing on field maintenance, issue resolution, and operational planning in a demanding defense environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support military air defense projects by executing technical operations, conducting field maintenance, providing customer field support and training
  • Tackle complex issues related to hardware, software, and networking in unstructured situations, driving them to resolution
  • Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams, keeping them informed
  • Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistical plans for various events
  • Ensure high availability and performance of air defense systems
  • Maintain support plans for hardware and software
  • Assist in event planning and resource allocation, keeping key stakeholders informed about Technical Operations requirements
  • Incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for defense systems in the field
  • Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience of strong problem solving in unstructured environments at the interface of hardware, software, and networking
  • Ability to climb towers to install, maintain, and repair sensor equipment and components including cameras, radars, and Pan Tilt Units (PTU)
  • Strong mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair critical site infrastructure including generators, solar power systems, and hydraulic systems
  • Experience performing preventative maintenance on tower structure components including guy wires, anchors, lightning protection systems and other structural elements to ensure structural integrity and safety
  • Ability to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable
  • Ability to travel to remote regions of the world for up to two months at a time (up to 80% of the year)
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret/Secret clearance

Skills

Required:Problem solving in unstructured environments (hardware/software/networking)Tower climbingMechanical troubleshooting and repairPreventative maintenance

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and others)
  • Competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
  • Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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