R&D Engineering Technician

Anduril Industries

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Lexington, MA
Salary
$86,000–$114,000 / yr
Posted
today

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $160k
This role $100k
$73k most similar roles pay here $205k

This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $134,250–$185,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $100k versus about $160k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

Employer

About Anduril Industries

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.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Anduril Industries

At a glance

TL;DR · R&D Engineering Technician

Join our dynamic R&D team as an Engineering Technician, where you will collaborate with development and test engineers to build and evaluate innovative optical systems for diverse platforms including airborne, maritime, and space applications. Your responsibilities include fabricating high-quality electro-mechanical assemblies, developing integration and test fixtures, managing internal prototyping resources, and supporting external testing initiatives. You should have at least 4 years of experience in complex electro-mechanical assembly and be proficient in soldering, crimping, and troubleshooting cables and wiring harnesses. Familiarity with tools like SolidWorks, Altium, and scripting languages such as Python or LabVIEW is preferred. This role requires a secret security clearance and offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge optical systems at scale.

What you'll do

  • Fabricate and assemble high-quality electro-mechanical assemblies for optical systems.
  • Develop and implement integration and test fixtures using existing equipment.
  • Manage internal prototyping resources, including mechanical and electrical fabrication tools.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cables, wiring harnesses, and connectors.
  • Travel to external laboratories and test sites to support testing initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 4 years experience in complex electro-mechanical assembly
  • Proven ability to work independently on R&D tasks with minimal supervision
  • Expertise in soldering, crimping, and assembling cables and connectors
  • Strong understanding of basic electrical principles and calculations
  • Ownership of the entire rapid prototyping process from start to finish
  • Secret security clearance required

More like this

Similar roles

R&D Engineer

Danaher Corporation

Cortland, NY 8 days ago $75,000$85,000
Design of Experiments Finite Element Methods Computational Fluid Dynamics CAD MATLAB ANSYS Polymer Science Filtration Technology Microfluidics Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Materials Science D-FMEA P-FMEA SolidWorks AutoCAD Python PostgreSQL

R&D Engineer II

Medtronic

Remote (Usa-Mn Plymouth Berkshire, US) 3 days ago $88,800$133,200
Python SQL QMS ISO 13485 FDA regulations PPAP TMV IQ/OQ/PQ Design Control DFMEA PFMEA DOE Minitab LabVIEW SolidWorks CAD PLM ERP SCADA
Remote

Sr. R&D Engineer

Danaher Corporation

Cortland, NY 3 days ago $100,000$110,000
CAD ANSYS SolidWorks MATLAB COMSOL Minitab AutoCAD FEA CFD Python Excel Polymer Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Materials Science Finite Element Methods Process Modelling Dynamic Flow Testing Filtration Technology

R&D Product Development Engineer

Abbott

Atlanta, GA 27 days ago
Python LabVIEW NumPy Pandas Keras Pytorch Matplotlib Seaborn MEMS Microelectronics Mechanical Design Fixture Development Prototyping Tolerance Analysis Failure Analysis Process Development Statistical Analysis Design of Experiments JMP Minitab RF Concepts Low-Power Electronics Wireless Systems Spectrum Analyzers Oscilloscopes

Lead R&D Technician

Anduril Industries

Quincy, MA today
MES NetSuite JIRA Soldering Crimping LEAN manufacturing 3D printing CI/CD