Senior Test Automation Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: today

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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 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Test Automation Engineer

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As a Senior Test Automation Engineer at Anduril’s Software Platform Foundations team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of cutting-edge defense technology. Your responsibilities include building robust automated systems for development, verification, and deployment across complex ecosystems involving multi-stage release pipelines and cloud environments. You’ll develop comprehensive test environments, including hardware-in-the-loop setups, to ensure software performs optimally on physical hardware. Additionally, you will maintain CI/CD pipelines, implement AI-driven automation, and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in automated verification at scale, proficiency with Python, and hands-on experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins and Terraform. This role demands expertise in software development lifecycles, containerization workflows, and a deep understanding of reliability engineering principles to deliver high-quality solutions that protect real defense technology.

Skills

Python CI/CD Terraform Docker Kubernetes AWS GitLab_CI GitHub_Actions Jenkins HITL SITL NixOS PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Build and implement robust automated systems for development, verification, and deployment.
Develop and maintain comprehensive test environments including hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) systems.
Maintain and improve integration of performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Implement critical software interfaces to facilitate seamless end-to-end testing across complex systems.
Automate regression testing and unit testing for various software development stages.

What we're looking for

10+ years experience building automated verification suites at scale.
Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, SRE principles, and automated testing frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) and Software-in-The-Loop (SITL) systems.
Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and system development.
Experience with containerization workflows and Terraform.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologies preferred.