Senior Flight Test Engineer, Group 5

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Salary
$126,000–$167,000 / yr
Posted
127 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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This role $146k
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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Flight Test Engineer, Group 5

As a Senior Flight Test Engineer, Group 5, you will join the Test and Evaluation team to lead developmental testing for a new Group 5 UAS. You will manage the Fury development test program, overseeing technical efforts including envelope expansion, flying qualities, vehicle autonomy, and operational environment testing. Your daily responsibilities involve planning, coordinating, and reporting on all facets of the test program while facilitating interactions between engineering teams and government partners at military ranges. The role requires expertise in hardware and software testing across laboratory, ground, and flight environments. You must possess a deep understanding of T&E principles, including DCMA INST 8210, MIL-STD-516, and 14 CFR regulations. Essential skills include experience with unmanned aircraft systems, large aircraft development, and navigating the National Airspace System to solve complex technical challenges in high-risk test events.

What you'll do

  • Develop and recommend technical approaches to achieve test and evaluation goals for the Fury development program.
  • Manage and execute flight test campaigns focused on aircraft envelope expansion, flying qualities, and vehicle autonomy.
  • Oversee hardware and software testing across laboratory, ground, and flight environments while optimizing resource planning.
  • Execute test operations at government facilities in direct coordination with U.S. government partners.
  • Lead technical interactions and coordination between disparate engineering teams, flight operations, and maintenance departments.
  • Facilitate technical discussions during milestone engineering reviews with both internal teams and customer representatives.
  • Create innovative solutions to resolve complex technical and execution challenges independently.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of experience as a test conductor or director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
  • A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required, or equivalent engineering experience.
  • Experience in test engineering for manned or unmanned aircraft including requirements development, planning, execution, and reporting.
  • Must have comprehensive knowledge of T&E concepts, principles, codes, and theory to influence system design.
  • Must possess working knowledge of DCMA INST 8210, MIL-STD-516, 14 CFR, and National Airspace System regulations.
  • Prior experience conducting development flight test operations at military ranges is required.
  • Experience with large aircraft development and working with the Department of Defense (DoD) is required.
  • Must be able to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.

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