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Field Mechanical Technician, Counter Intrusion

Anduril· Programs : Deployments : Technical Operations
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Costa Mesa, CA$113k - $155kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Field Mechanical Technician (Technical Operations Engineer) for Anduril’s Counter Intrusion team. Costa Mesa-based role focused on deploying and supporting Anduril products worldwide, with hands-on field maintenance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with engineering and account teams.

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 environments (hardware, software, networking)Tower climbing and sensor installationMaintenance of infrastructure (generators, solar, hydraulic)

Benefits

  • Benefits package available for full-time employees including health, recovery, and other benefits (details at Explore Our Benefits)
  • Competitive compensation with base salary and equity grants included in offers
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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