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Senior Air Vehicle Systems Engineer, Hardware Verification, Integration & Validation

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Autonomous Airpower Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

V&V Systems Engineer role focusing on hardware verification and validation across the full product lifecycle for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft, ensuring hardware meets system requirements and TPMs, with planning, execution, and documentation in line with the program SEMP.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate that hardware meets system level requirements and technical performance metrics (TPMs) before fielding.
  • Plan, execute, and document verification activities in accordance with the program Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).
  • Support production of a Group 5 autonomous aircraft across design verification testing (DVT) through environmental qualification, production acceptance, and ground & flight test.
  • Develop verification cross-reference matrices (VCRMs), test plans, and verification evidence packages.
  • Lead or contribute to requirements traceability from system to component-level verification evidence.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical or similar engineering or technical field
  • 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, hardware qualification, or test & evaluation in aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated industries
  • Direct experience supporting environmental qualification testing of electronic or electromechanical hardware (e.g., LRUs, avionics, actuators)
  • Working knowledge of MIL-STD-810 (environmental test methods: vibration, shock, temperature, altitude, humidity, salt fog, sand & dust)
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC: CS101, CE102, RE102, RS103, CS114-CS118)
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-464 (electromagnetic environmental effects: bonding, HERP, HERO, TEMPEST)
  • Understanding of MIL-STD-704 (aircraft electric power characteristics) as it applies to utilization equipment
  • Understanding of verification methods (Test, Analysis, Demonstration, Inspection) and when each is appropriate
  • Experience with requirements traceability — decomposing system-level requirements to component-level verification evidence
  • Ability to read and interpret qualification test reports, certificates of conformance, and supplier technical data packages
  • Experience with V&V planning: developing verification cross-reference matrices (VCRMs), test plans, and verification evidence packages
  • Understanding of Qualification by Similarity (QBS) methodology, including similarity assessments and gap analysis for COTS/MOTS hardware
  • Familiarity with the systems engineering V-model and hardware qualification linkage to system-level acceptance
  • Proficiency with requirements management tools (e.g., Jama, DOORS, Polarion)
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. security clearance

Skills

Required:Systems engineeringMIL-STD-810MIL-STD-461MIL-STD-464MIL-STD-704Requirements managementVCRM developmentQualification by Similarity (QBS)Test planningReading technical data

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package including health, recovery, and related supports
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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