Technical Operations Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$113,000–$155,000 / yr
Posted
today

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Below market

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This role $134k
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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 · Technical Operations Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

As a Technical Operations Engineer on the Maneuver Dominance team, you will serve as a critical link between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled UAVs. Your role involves ensuring mission success in challenging environments by managing dependencies and embedding within air vehicle development programs to enhance solution effectiveness and reliability. You will support test events and customer demonstrations, contributing to the advancement of vehicle autonomy through data-driven analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has experience as a military or defense contractor pilot/operator, network technician, or crew chief, along with proficiency in Python, Rust, MATLAB, IP networking, and radio systems like MANET and SATCOM. This role requires extensive travel and deployment experience, including obtaining a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

What you'll do

  • Ensure mission success by solving complex problems at the hardware-software-operations interface.
  • Embed within air vehicle development programs to shape and deploy highly effective solutions.
  • Perform data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs for troubleshooting.
  • Support test events and customer demonstrations, bridging product engineering and deployed operations.
  • Travel extensively (up to 80%) including deployments in austere environments for up to two months.

What we're looking for

  • Prior military or defense contractor experience as a pilot/operator, network technician, or crew chief.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems at the hardware-software-operations interface.
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers.
  • Proficiency in data-driven root cause analysis using system logs.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of computers, IP networking, and radio systems.

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