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Forward Deployed Engineer, Air Defense (FDE)

Anduril· Programs : Deployments : Technical Operations
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Costa Mesa, California$113k - $155kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Anduril’s Deployment Operations group seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy and support air defense products worldwide, working with engineering teams to iterate and improve systems throughout their lifecycle. This Costa Mesa, CA-based role is not eligible for remote/hybrid work.

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)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) described on Anduril careers page
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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