Environmental Test Manager

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Business Operations

The company is a defense technology firm that uses AI, computer vision, and other advanced technologies to transform military capabilities. The role is for an Environmental Test Manager responsible for managing personnel, projects, and equipment for rigorous environmental testing of aerospace, military, and space hardware, ensuring compliance with industry standards and leading complex testing campaigns. The role requires experience developing novel solutions to complex testing issues and proficiency in a coding language like Python or Matlab.

What you'd actually do

  1. managing personnel, projects, and equipment to conduct rigorous environmental testing of aerospace, military, and space hardware
  2. ensuring compliance with industry standards
  3. leading complex testing campaigns
  4. upholding the highest standards of safety, reliability, and technical excellence
  5. defining strategic direction, ensuring operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team

Skills

Required

  • Environmental testing of aerospace, military, and space hardware
  • Managing personnel, projects, and equipment
  • Ensuring compliance with industry standards
  • Leading complex testing campaigns
  • Defining strategic direction
  • Operational efficiency
  • Culture of innovation and continuous improvement

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of hazardous or pressurized systems (cryogenics, hydraulics, jet fuels, and energy storage systems)
  • Familiarity with instrumentation and control components (load cells, pressure transducers, strain gauges, RTDs, and others)
  • Proficiency in at least one coding language (Python, Matlab, etc)
  • Experience with 3D modeling software and PLM (Siemens NX, Teamcenter, etc)
  • Experience with machining, sheet metal, and 3D printing
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, and troubleshooting skills combined with creative problem-solving techniques
  • Experience developing novel solutions to complex testing issues

What the JD emphasized

  • rigorous environmental testing
  • complex testing campaigns
  • developing novel solutions to complex testing issues