Integration & Test Lead - Airborne Platform Development

About the Role

Anduril Industries is seeking an Integration & Test Lead to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. This role is pivotal in leading critical test efforts for developing an advanced airborne platform. As an Integration & Test Lead remote, you will shape the future of vertical flight, focusing on air vehicle development and integrating mission autonomy to meet the evolving demands of defense capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the use of ‘Test’ as a design tool to support component, system, and subsystem maturation from discrete bench tests to production representative Vehicle, Mission, and Support Systems.
• Develop and sustain highly representative Hardware In Lab (HIL) and Hardware In The Loop (HITL) physical integration environments capable of ‘flying’ missions.
• Focus on the safety of integration environments, ensuring that potential harm to team members can be eliminated by design.
• Develop, review, and execute right-sized test plans across integration environments, efficiently capturing and reporting learnings, and making recommendations as inputs to design.
• Implement and maintain processes for configuration control of integration environments.
• Support factory acceptance, ground, and flight tests of prototype and production representative Systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or an aviation-related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, integration, and test.
• Experience in developing and operating HIL/HITL/IRON BIRD environments for flight vehicles.
• Vehicle/System level integration and test experience, preferably with Group 3 or larger uncrewed and autonomous platforms.
• Flight test experience is an advantage.
• Adept at working safely with high voltage systems, including integration, checkout, and test.
• Extensive knowledge of electronics/communications/integration troubleshooting and ability to identify and operate appropriate diagnostics instruments.
• Experienced in debugging common protocols such as CAN/Ethernet/Serial.
• Experience with Linux and command line interface as well as software debugging.

Nice to Have

• Trade or Mechanic qualifications considered advantageous.
• Defense Industry background desirable.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in the United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
• Access to free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.
• Annual reimbursement for professional development.
• Relocation assistance available depending on role eligibility.