Instrumentation Engineer, Omen

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$208,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Instrumentation Engineer, Omen

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Anduril is seeking an Instrumentation Engineer to join the Omen team at their Costa Mesa headquarters, focusing on aircraft development. This role involves supporting the use of test as a design tool for component and system maturation, specifying and building data measurement systems from sensors to telemetry, designing test racks and equipment, and instrumenting HIL/HITL environments. The engineer will also define ground and flight test instrumentation requirements, ensure safety in experimental settings, and contribute to Test Readiness Reviews. Ideal candidates have a degree in engineering or a related field, 8+ years of experience in integration and test instrumentation, familiarity with high voltage systems, and extensive knowledge of electronics troubleshooting and data acquisition tools like NI DAQ and LabVIEW. The position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively across various audiences.

Skills

NI DAQ LabVIEW Grafana CAN Ethernet Serial C-W Acra C-W MATS IADS Flexlogger Canapy HIL HITL Iron Bird High Voltage Systems Thermocouples Strain Gauges String Potentiometers Hall Effect Sensors Oscilloscopes Signal Generators Spectrum Analyzers Data Acquisition Telemetry Radios Post-Processing Tools Vehicle Integration Environments Flight Test Instrumentation Group 3 UAS

What you'll do

Support the use of 'Test' as a design tool for component and system maturation.
Specify and build end-to-end physical and electrical data measurement systems.
Design, assemble, configure, and commission test racks and equipment.
Instrument Hardware In the Loop (HITL) environments, including high voltage systems.
Define, install, calibrate, and support ground and flight test instrumentation.
Act with a strong safety mindset to execute work safely in experimental environments.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant engineering field
8+ years of experience in test instrumentation and telemetry
Experience with high voltage/power systems and safety protocols
Proficiency in specifying, installing, and calibrating various sensors
Expertise in data acquisition, logging, and visualization tools
Strong troubleshooting skills for electronics and communication issues
Excellent verbal and written communication abilities