Integration & Test Engineer, Powertrain
Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maneuver Dominance Engineering : Field Test Engineering
Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $220kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Integration & Test Engineer specializing in Powertrain to join the Omen team at Anduril's Costa Mesa HQ. Plan and execute Powertrain integration and test activities across bench tests, HIL, HITL, surrogate platforms, and flight test, focusing on electric machines, inverters, gearboxes, battery modules, BMS, high voltage distribution, powertrain controllers, power conditioning, and thermal management.
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute powertrain (propulsion drive, battery, hybrid management) test activities across increasingly mature integration environments, owning individual test campaigns end to end
- Develop, review, and execute right-sized test plans for Powertrain component and subsystem integration, efficiently capturing and reporting learnings, and making recommendations as inputs to design
- Perform integration, bring-up, and characterization of electric machines, inverters, gearboxes, battery modules, BMS, high voltage distribution, powertrain controllers, and power conditioning components
- Support development and operation of the Powertrain surrogate for integrated powertrain characterization and control tuning
- Focus on the safety of integration environments, ensuring that potential harm to team members is eliminated by design, with particular attention to high voltage and stored energy hazards
- Implement and maintain processes for configuration control of Powertrain integration environments
- Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), ground test, and flight test of prototype and production representative systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or higher in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems or aviation related technical engineering discipline
- 3-5 years experience in integration and test of hybrid powertrain or high voltage electric drive systems
- Working knowledge of high voltage electric drive systems including motors/generators, inverters, and power electronics
- Hands-on experience with powertrain dynamometer testing, motor characterization, or gearbox acceptance testing
- Adept at working safely with high voltage systems (400V+), including integration, checkout, test, and safe discharge procedures
- Strong test engineering foundation - DAQ setup and operation, sensor selection and installation, fluency in common communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, Serial), and command line interface (CLI)
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented, excellent verbal and written communication skills (effective for broad audiences)
- A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
- Defense Industry background desirable
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australia
Skills
Required:Powertrain integration and testingTest plan developmentElectric machines and invertersHigh voltage systems safetyDAQ and data analysisCommunications protocolsConfiguration management
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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