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Manufacturing Test Engineer, Missiles

Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering
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Ashville, OH$126k - $167kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Design, build, and sustain critical test infrastructure that qualifies high-reliability hardware for production, partnering with Reliability and Product Quality Engineers to define pass/fail criteria and refine test methods across the full lifecycle of test systems in a defense manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain ownership of manufacturing test infrastructure across the production lifecycle, ensuring station reliability, calibration, and line throughput
  • Develop and maintain PLC-integrated station control software — commanding industrial controllers over Modbus TCP for rig actuation, interlocks, and sensor acquisition — and maintain the tag/address index as PLC programs evolve, including tooling that imports controller tag exports and validates them against the station's expected schema
  • Build hardware-free simulation environments (containerized station images, virtual CAN replay, device simulators) so test software is developed and regression-tested without occupying hardware
  • Gather requirements, author comprehensive test plans, and define parametric acceptance criteria in close partnership with Reliability Engineers and Product Quality Engineers
  • Design, build, and integrate complete test stations, including instrumentation selection, custom test racks, cable harnesses, and mechanical fixtures
  • Develop robust, automated test software in Python running on Linux/Unix operating systems to orchestrate test sequences, instruments, and hardware checkouts
  • Interface test equipment with devices under test (DUTs) using embedded communication protocols including UART, CAN, and RS-485 / RS-232
  • Configure, maintain, and debug Linux/Unix-based test stations utilizing terminal command-line utilities, SSH, and network configuration/diagnostic tools
  • Collaborate on test fixture design and custom test PCBAs using Siemens NX (mechanical) and Altium Designer (electrical)
  • Conduct rigorous root-cause analysis (RCCA) on hardware non-conformances, test failures, and test escapes to drive corrective actions back into design and assembly
  • Ensure all test processes, station documentation, and calibration workflows adhere to AS9100 and related aerospace/defense quality standards
  • Integrate test stations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to maintain seamless serialization, test logs, and end-to-end component traceability
  • Collaborate with hardware development engineers during NPI phases to drive Design for Testability (DFT) and optimize station cycle times

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience as a Manufacturing Test Engineer, or in an equivalent hardware test development and production sustainment role
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience designing physical test infrastructure, including test racks, power distribution, DAQs, and lab instrumentation (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, electronic loads)
  • Proficiency writing automated test scripts and hardware control software in Python within a Linux/Unix environment
  • Strong Linux/Unix systems knowledge, including terminal command-line proficiency, shell scripting, SSH, and network setup/debugging
  • Hands-on experience interfacing with and debugging embedded hardware communication protocols: UART, CAN, and RS-485 / RS-232
  • Experience using CAD/EDA tools—such as Siemens NX for mechanical/fixture review and Altium Designer for schematic and PCBA analysis
  • Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent quality management system standards in a regulated manufacturing environment
  • Strong root-cause corrective action (RCCA) skills to diagnose electrical/mechanical test escapes and hardware failures
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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