Sustainment Engineer
Anduril· Programs : Deployments : Sustainment Engineering
Costa Mesa, CA$140k - $170kunknownPosted 8mo ago
About the role
Sustainment Engineer (internally known as Product Support Engineer) responsible for developing and implementing sustainment strategies to ensure operational readiness and longevity of defense products, collaborating with customers, operations, and engineering teams, and delivering sustainment artifacts.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain comprehensive, ground-up sustainment plans for the specific product(s) you support
- Partner with customers, operations teams, and cross-functional engineering teams to define, implement, and continuously improve effective maintenance and repair strategies
- Ensure the availability of up-to-date maintenance procedures, specialized tools, and accurate technical manuals to support field sustainment operations
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all sustainment-related matters within your assigned product team, proactively identifying and resolving issues
- Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineering teams during new product development phases to integrate best sustainment practices and design-for-supportability concepts early in the process
- Create and maintain a Service Bill of Materials (SBOM) and other critical sustainment artifacts (e.g., provisioning lists, support equipment lists)
- Defining critical maintenance plans, shaping technical data packages, optimizing sparing, and ensuring seamless lifecycle management
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in product support, sustainment engineering, or systems engineering roles within a high-rigor environment (e.g., defense, aerospace, advanced robotics, complex industrial systems)
- Demonstrated detailed and extensive technical expertise in applying mechanical or systems engineering principles to complex hardware systems
- Hands-on proficiency with professional CAD software and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools for managing engineering data, changes, and configurations
- Foundational understanding and practical application of Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements, principles, and concepts (e.g., maintenance planning, supply support, technical data management, support equipment, training, facilities)
- Familiarity with military standards, specifications, and regulatory compliance relevant to product support and sustainment activities
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Ability to travel for on-site support, field deployments, and direct customer engagements, as required
Skills
Required:Sustainment planningMaintenance planningService Bill of Materials (SBOM)Technical data management
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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