Test Automation Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $112,000–$149,000 / 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 · Test Automation Engineer

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As a Test Automation Engineer at Anduril’s Software Platform Foundations team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of cutting-edge defense technology by designing and implementing automated systems that enhance efficiency across complex release pipelines. Your daily tasks include authoring and executing test plans, both manually and through automation, maintaining these tests as products evolve, and building out comprehensive test environments for cloud and robot setups. You will also develop software interfaces and keyword libraries to enable seamless end-to-end testing, integrate regression and performance testing into CI/CD pipelines, and onboard services onto the Integrated Continuous Release pipeline. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in automated verification at scale, proficiency in Python, and hands-on experience with DevOps practices, containerization workflows, and Terraform. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on high-reliability systems that directly impact the deployment of advanced autonomous technologies.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Author and execute test plans, transitioning from manual to automated tests as appropriate.
Build and extend automated systems for development, verification, and release across complex ecosystems.
Develop and maintain reference environments for Lattice workflows ahead of releases.
Implement software interfaces and keyword libraries for seamless end-to-end testing in complex systems.
Maintain and improve integration of regression and performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions early.
Onboard SWP services onto the Integrated Continuous Release (ICR) pipeline, ensuring initial green runs.

What we're looking for

3+ years of experience building automated verification suites at scale.
Expertise in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipeline development, and SRE principles.
Hands-on experience automating Hardware-in-The-Loop (HITL) and Software-in-The-Loop (SITL).
Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and system development.
Professional experience with containerization workflows and Terraform.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologies preferred.