Test & Evaluation Systems Integrator - Mission Autonomy

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Engineering : Test & Evaluation : Test & Evaluation

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Test & Evaluation Systems Integrator for their Mission Autonomy team. This role focuses on integrating and testing software and hardware systems for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), ensuring seamless functionality. The ideal candidate will have strong command-line, low-level hardware integration, and UAS operation experience, with responsibilities including implementing test plans, evaluating system performance, and integrating new components. The role requires proficiency in Linux, networking protocols, and flight controllers like Pixhawk/PX4, with a focus on ensuring system compatibility and optimal performance in a defense technology context.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and direct UAS integration projects from conception through implementation, exercising discretion in design decisions, construction methodologies, and testing protocols to transform concepts into functioning hardware and software
  2. Lead Flight Test Operations as an RPIC, including independent determination of aircraft readiness requirements, creation of mission profiles, and establishment of safety protocols and procedures
  3. Act as safety pilot on a wide range of aircraft platforms, exercising independent judgment in making critical safety decisions during complex and fast-paced testing operations
  4. Analyze and resolve complex software and hardware issues, independently determining appropriate troubleshooting methodologies and solutions
  5. Integrate new hardware and software components into new and existing systems, exercising technical discretion in compatibility and optimization decisions

Skills

Required

  • integrating and testing software and hardware systems
  • computer terminal (i.e. Linux)
  • networking protocols and technologies
  • prototyping
  • 3D printing
  • laser cutting
  • working with composite materials
  • hardware integration
  • interfacing sensors, actuators, and other peripherals
  • testing methodologies and tools
  • Pixhawk, PX4 and other flight controllers
  • FAA part 107 certificate

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
  • RC pilot experience on both Group 3 rotary and fixed wing UAVs
  • aircraft/system performance and log data analysis
  • scripting languages
  • version control systems
  • embedded systems
  • test automation tools and frameworks

What the JD emphasized

  • independent determination
  • independent judgment
  • independently determining
  • exercising discretion
  • exercising technical discretion