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Test Engineer, Maritime

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Heavy Metal - Engineering & Operations
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Santa Ana, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Test & Evaluation Engineer for the Maritime Manufacturing Technology team, owning hardware test lifecycle from requirements ingestion to floor testing and operational evaluations for maritime and unmanned assets.

Responsibilities

  • Ingest customer, system-level, and subsystem requirements to develop Test & Evaluation Plans, Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), Design Verification Plans & Reports (DVP&R), and standard operating procedures.
  • Own HITL test architectures, generate and execute test plans, and validate system sequencing, sensor/actuator response (including Moog actuation systems), and fault modes under real-world conditions.
  • Design, build, and oversee high-pressure hydrostatic proof, burst, and cyclic pressure test setups for subsea hardware and pressure-boundary structures.
  • Design, fabricate, and validate specialized test fixtures, mechanical rigs, and electrical ground support equipment.
  • Lead floor and field execution including integration, functional testing, environmental validation, and troubleshooting on production floors and water trials.
  • Select, calibrate, and install instrumentation to acquire and analyze empirical test data against performance targets.
  • Lead root cause and failure analyses (8D, FMEA, fault tree) and drive corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with internal facilities and external ISO/IEC 17025 labs to scope, instrument, and conduct environmental and structural tests.
  • Serve as technical interface across engineering, manufacturing, and program operations; vendor management for off-site component qualification; present technical briefs.
  • Mentor junior engineers and technicians and help scale the test & evaluation team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical discipline.
  • 3–7+ years of experience in test engineering, integration, and operational evaluation of complex systems.
  • Experience across full test lifecycle: ingestion of requirements, defining methodologies, building test rigs, and managing test execution.
  • Hands-on proficiency with mechanical/electrical instrumentation, sensor integration, wiring harnesses, and data acquisition tools.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Test planning and architectureHITL testingHydrostatic/pressure testingTest rig design and buildData acquisition & analysisRoot cause analysisCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) available to full-time employees.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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