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Project Engineer and Site Lead, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril· TESTING
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 6d 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 with high visibility and growth potential.

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:Test engineering & planningMaintenance planningSafety-critical operationsLeadership & team building

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health-related and recovery support (benefits information available through Anduril Careers site).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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