Manufacturing Test Engineer, Connected Warfare
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Production Test
Santa Ana, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Manufacturing Test Engineer responsible for owning and optimizing production test activities, debugging complex electrical issues, and improving test systems to scale and ensure high-quality deployment of Anduril’s Connected Warfare products.
Responsibilities
- Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow. Provide hands-on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
- Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
- Improve and sustain existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage (DFM).
- Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES. Train technicians on equipment use as required.
- Develop library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guide/diagrams for fast issue resolution.
- Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
- Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
- Contribute feedback to early-stage test design for test processes supporting early-stage products (NPI).
- Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with design engineers to provide feedback and recommendations for product enhancements based on test outcomes.
- Optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness, reducing test time without compromising quality.
- Maintain and calibrate test equipment to ensure precision and reliability.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and methodologies.
- Execute testing as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields OR 6+ years of advanced knowledge acquired through work experience and/or intellectual instruction in lieu of degree
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
- Experience with safety protocols for high-voltage systems (208V 3-phase, 480V)
- Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization.
- Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
- Strong root cause analysis skills of non-conforming hardware.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Familiar with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)
- Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:Test engineering ownershipData analysis and reportingRoot cause analysisTest system development and automationMES / PLM / TESHigh-voltage safety
Benefits
- Not explicitly listed in the description; benefits are mentioned generally as part of the compensation package in Anduril's offers.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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