Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Connected Warfare
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Production Test
Santa Ana, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer position within Anduril’s Connected Warfare team, focused on testing and validating production systems for battlefield command and control products, improving test automation, throughput, and data analytics, and collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware engineering on the manufacturing floor.
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 10+ years of advanced knowledge acquired through work experience and/or intellectual instruction in lieu of degree.
- 8+ 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 ownership and production flow managementSystem-level to component-level test capabilitiesTest automation and process improvementTest instructions and MES trainingRoot cause analysis (RCCA)
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including health, recovery, and other support (availability described in company benefits overview)
- Equity grants included in most full-time offers as part of total compensation package
- Salary range provided: US Salary Range $146,000—$194,000 USD annually
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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