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Senior Design Validation Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services
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Reston, VA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Design Validation Engineer to own end-to-end validation of custom hardware designs for Intelligence Community customers, including planning validation campaigns, building test fixtures, scripting, selecting test equipment, and executing validation in a hardware lab.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with cross-functional hardware, firmware, FPGA, and systems teams to plan and execute validation of custom hardware designs
  • Develop validation plans that map design requirements to specific tests, pass/fail criteria, and applicable electrical standards
  • Design and build custom hardware fixtures and write the accompanying software/firmware needed to exercise designs under test
  • Identify, specify, and configure electronic test equipment for each validation campaign
  • Execute design verification and qualification activities in a hardware lab — high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and high-power domains
  • Drive root cause analysis on validation failures and close the loop with design teams on corrective action
  • Participate in peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews, representing testability and validation considerations
  • Document validation results and author reports that support program milestones and customer deliverables
  • Work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple concurrent validation efforts across projects and customers

Qualifications

  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • 7+ years of professional experience in hardware design validation, test engineering, or hardware product development with substantial validation responsibility
  • Demonstrated experience authoring and executing design validation plans (DVPs) against written requirements
  • Hands-on proficiency with electronic test equipment — oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum/network analyzers, power supplies/loads, and data acquisition systems
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and PCB layouts and use them to plan targeted validation coverage
  • Experience developing custom hardware test fixtures and the supporting software/firmware (Python, C/C++, or equivalent) to automate measurements
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc., and the tooling used to validate them
  • Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, and FPGA devices and how to bring them up and exercise them on the bench
  • Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and the failure modes that validation needs to catch
  • Ability to determine work priorities based on broad direction from management
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
  • Ability to work within our company and team culture

Skills

Required:Active U.S. Secret security clearanceDesign validation planningElectronic test equipment proficiencySchematic/PCB interpretationCustom hardware test fixturesProgramming for test automationInterfaces familiarityMCU/CPU/FPGA familiarityElectronics knowledge

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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