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Project Engineer and Site Lead, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril· TESTING
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Victorville, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Project Engineer to manage developmental test site for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, aligning test operations, maintenance, and test engineering to meet program objectives. High-visibility role establishing a standard for the business line, requiring strong leadership and cross-stakeholder coordination to ensure airworthiness and engineering adequacy.

Responsibilities

  • Leads test engineering, maintenance, and operations for the Victorville test site.
  • Responsible for technical adequacy, safety, and effectiveness of ground, taxi, and flight test for the site.
  • Drives efficient and effective operations, balancing trade-offs between speed, rigor, and safety. Builds the team and processes needed to optimize and scale. Sets the bar for the organization on quality of work, professionalism, and safety.
  • Leads technical problem solving, RCCA investigations, and troubleshooting. Comfortable with full scope of problem solving, including hands-on troubleshooting, data review, system analysis, and process review.
  • Approves maintenance and test plans. Directs aircraft configuration and ensures readiness for operations.
  • Accountable to Head of Test for safe, efficient, and technically adequate operations at the assigned test site.

Qualifications

  • 8-15 years of experience in aircraft, weapons, or missile systems development and test.
  • Hands-on experience with test, maintenance, and/or test stands.
  • Test engineering experience working with developmental systems of manned and/or unmanned aircraft to include requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting.
  • Ability to quickly understand new concepts, apply them accurately, and organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases to determine the right approach.
  • Able to work extended hours as required.
  • Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.
  • Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-level security clearance.

Skills

Required:Aircraft modification, maintenance, and operationsTest planning and executionProblem solving and RCCA investigations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available to full-time employees (health, recovery, and related support)
  • Top-tier benefits (details available through Explore Our Benefits)
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in offers as part of total compensation
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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