Hardware Test Engineer, EW Manufacturing
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Production Test
Irvine, California$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Hardware Manufacturing Test Engineer within the Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) team, responsible for ensuring rigorous testing standards, meeting production throughput, and driving automation, data analytics, and process improvements across the manufacturing test flow.
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
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
- Familiarity with Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW, and NixOS.
- Experience with contract manufacturers in the testing of PCBA/electronic assemblies. Thorough knowledge of PCBA testing standards and methods.
- 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 ownership and troubleshootingSystem-level and component-level testingTest system automation and improvementDocumentation and trainingFailure analysis and RCCAData analysis and reportingCross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees; comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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