Anduril Industries, Inc.
Staff Flight Test Engineer, Flight Dynamics
Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.The Test Engineering team works across the entire spectrum of products ranging from Altius, Lattice, Ghost UAS, Sentry Tower, cUAS and our other platforms. Our team conducts full system level development testing, new aircraft development, sub-component qualification testing and much more. In short, if it involves test we support it. This role will initially focus on field testing and development of novel payloads and software implementations to enable future work on large swarms of coordinated systems, both manned and unmanned. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.
What you’ll do
As a Staff Flight Test Engineer under minimal supervision, you will determine and develop various approaches to achieve T&E goals and help guide and perform the completion of test activities.This position will focus heavily on new aircraft development, with an emphasis in electronics, avionics, propulsion, flight characteristics, rugged design, and quality at scale.Test duties include system and sub-system level T&E of hardware and software. As part of this process you will support or lead in test planning, establishing test measures of success, test conducting (ground and flight), analyzing test performance, and driving process improvement/development.
Required Qualifications
A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and 5+ years flight test engineering experience.Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.Design and execute flight test plans to validate aircraft performance, stability, and control characteristics, ensuring compliance with aviation standards and safety protocols.Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to develop and refine aerodynamic models, control laws, and simulation tools for both manned and unmanned air vehicles.Analyze test data to identify trends, performance issues, and areas for improvement, providing detailed reports and recommendations to the engineering and design departments.Develop and implement comprehensive test plans for Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), ensuring their accuracy and reliability through rigorous validation in laboratory and field environments.Must have a complete understanding of and passion for engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expansive knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.Able to work extended hours as required.Ability to travel as required for planning and testing.Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong software and documentation experience; familiarity with Linux based operating system desired.Able to meet the requirements of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 107: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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What you’ll do
As a Staff Flight Test Engineer under minimal supervision, you will determine and develop various approaches to achieve T&E goals and help guide and perform the completion of test activities.This position will focus heavily on new aircraft development, with an emphasis in electronics, avionics, propulsion, flight characteristics, rugged design, and quality at scale.Test duties include system and sub-system level T&E of hardware and software. As part of this process you will support or lead in test planning, establishing test measures of success, test conducting (ground and flight), analyzing test performance, and driving process improvement/development.
Required Qualifications
A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and 5+ years flight test engineering experience.Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.Design and execute flight test plans to validate aircraft performance, stability, and control characteristics, ensuring compliance with aviation standards and safety protocols.Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to develop and refine aerodynamic models, control laws, and simulation tools for both manned and unmanned air vehicles.Analyze test data to identify trends, performance issues, and areas for improvement, providing detailed reports and recommendations to the engineering and design departments.Develop and implement comprehensive test plans for Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), ensuring their accuracy and reliability through rigorous validation in laboratory and field environments.Must have a complete understanding of and passion for engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expansive knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.Able to work extended hours as required.Ability to travel as required for planning and testing.Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong software and documentation experience; familiarity with Linux based operating system desired.Able to meet the requirements of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 107: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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