UAV Operator, 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 · UAV Operator, Maneuver Dominance

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As a UAV Operator at Anduril’s Maneuver Dominance Technical Operations team, you will play a critical role in bridging product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled UAVs. Your responsibilities include ensuring mission success by managing dependencies and embedding within air vehicle development programs to enhance solution effectiveness and reliability. You will also 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 should have experience in military or defense roles, proficiency in terminal environments, server management, programming languages like Python and Rust, IP networking, and radio systems such as MANET and SATCOM. Additionally, you must be willing to travel extensively for deployments and possess a strong background in operations and maintenance of complex systems.

Skills

Python Rust MATLAB IP Networking Network Administration SATCOM MANET Backhaul systems Behavior Trees CV models Ground-based air defense systems Autonomy Aerospace engineering Mechanical engineering

What you'll do

Ensure mission success by solving complex problems at the hardware-software interface.
Embed within air vehicle development programs to shape and deploy effective UAV solutions.
Conduct data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs for troubleshooting.
Support test events and customer demonstrations, contributing to the development of vehicle autonomy.
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 UAV operator, pilot, network technician, or maintainer.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems in unstructured situations involving hardware, software, and operations.
Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers to achieve mission success.
Proficiency in data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs for troubleshooting.
Intermediate to advanced understanding of computers, IP networking, and radio communication systems.

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