Senior Electrical Test Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

Anduril Industries

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On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
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$161,000–$212,000 / yr
Posted
70 days ago
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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 · Senior Electrical Test Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

The Senior Electrical Test Engineer joins the Air Dominance and Strike Electrical Engineering Team to develop high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. In this role, you will create test systems to support all phases of product development, including lab, ground, and flight tests for avionics components. You will manage concurrent projects, participate in design reviews, and conduct root cause analysis for vehicle integration. Required skills include experience with electrical harnessing for aerospace or military applications and familiarity with bus interfaces like CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, and MIL-STD-1553. Preferred qualifications include programming experience with Python, PXI, cDAQ, and cRIO, along with design experience using Altium or other ECAD tools to solve complex air warfare electronics problems.

What you'll do

  • Create test systems to support all phases of product development.
  • Build and test avionics system components through lab, ground, and flight tests.
  • Manage concurrent involvement in multiple projects at various stages of development.
  • Participate in design reviews to identify issues and drive design choices.
  • Conduct root cause analysis to support vehicle integration and field operations.
  • Design electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience in an electrical testing lab environment.
  • Proficiency in designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications.
  • Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces including CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, and MIL-STD-1553.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with aircraft avionics module vendors and component suppliers in UAS programs (preferred).
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience programming test software such as Python, PXI, cDAQ, or cRIO (preferred).
  • 8+ years of design experience with Altium or other ECAD (preferred).

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