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Field Technical Specialist, Counter Intrusion

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

About the role

Anduril’s Deployment Operations group seeks a Field Technical Specialist (Technical Operations Engineer) to deploy and support Anduril’s products globally, starting in Costa Mesa, CA. The role involves owning technical solutions, coaching teammates, guiding customers, and communicating product refinement needs to engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Support military 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 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 integrity and safety
  • Experience operating specialized equipment including aerial lifts and forklifts
  • Ability to travel to remote regions of the world for up to two months at a time (at least 50% 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 environmentsTower climbingMechanical aptitudePreventative maintenanceOperating specialized equipmentTravel willingness

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package
  • top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other support (details available via Explore Our Benefits)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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