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Senior Development Test Engineer - Drones

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Test Operations : Dev Test
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Development Test Engineer responsible for hardware testing of drones and related systems, leading test campaigns, developing procedures and software, and mentoring junior engineers within Anduril’s Development Test Team in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Execute structural, dynamic, and environmental testing on drones, missiles and spaceflight hardware
  • Plan, develop, and execute hardware test campaigns across development and qualification phases, ensuring test scope and methodology align with product requirements and program milestones
  • Mentor and provide technical oversight to junior test engineers, including reviewing test procedures, guiding root cause analysis, reviewing test setup
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with responsible engineers (REs) from respective programs to define test objectives, acceptance criteria, and risk prioritization for hardware builds
  • Establish and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with engineering teams, ensuring test articles, instrumentation, facilities, and procedures are fully vetted before execution
  • Communicate test status, risks, and results to program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders through regular briefings and written summaries
  • Lead test campaigns including test plan creation, system activation, test operations, data review, and equipment design/fabrication
  • Generate work instructions to direct and instruct technicians in the fabrication and integration of test articles and equipment
  • Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation, as well as thermal chambers, electrodynamics shakers, and fluid power systems
  • Automate repetitive test operations to improve efficiency and safety

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
  • Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings
  • Experience in hardware automation and software-hardware communication/integration
  • High competence with, and fluid use of engineering first principles
  • BS, MS or PhD in an engineering discipline
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
  • Must be able to perform physical efforts including standing for extended periods and lifting and carrying material or equipment up to 25 lbs unassisted

Skills

Required:Test planning and executionMentoring and technical oversightCross-functional coordinationData acquisition and instrumentation
Nice to have:Automation of test operations

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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