Production Test Engineer

As a Production Test Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will be crucial in ensuring the highest quality products are shipped to customers by maintaining stringent testing standards. This role involves creative problem-solving to improve automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics. You will be responsible for hands-on troubleshooting of complex infrared systems, maintaining test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream, and developing test work instructions. The position requires effective communication within interdisciplinary teams to resolve production issues quickly and efficiently.

Must Have

• Maintain ownership of test activities and production test flow
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting for complex infrared systems
• Maintain test capabilities across manufacturing value stream
• Generate and train on test work instructions in MES
• Develop failure mode library with troubleshooting guides
• Maintain and develop software for test automation, data analytics, report generation
• Determine root cause of product failures and recommend corrective actions (RCCA)
• Work with Design, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering teams for customer returns and failure analysis
• Contribute feedback to early-stage test design (NPI)
• Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports
• Collaborate with design engineers for product enhancements
• Optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment
• Support continuous improvement initiatives
• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical/Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years of industry experience in manufacturing test and product sustainment
• Experience with data acquisition and processing using MATLAB, Python
• Experience with test automation and report generation
• Strong root cause analysis skills for hardware, software, firmware
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Experience integrating electrical, opto-mechanical, and software/firmware systems
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Good to Have

• Knowledge of infrared systems, performance requirements, and verification methodologies
• Experience with cryogenic testing equipment
• Familiarity with test equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, thermal chambers, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition sensors)
• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols (USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN)

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (US Roles)
• Life and disability insurance
• Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December
• Caregiver & Wellness Leave
• Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers
• Free mental health resources 24/7 (therapy, life coaching)
• Legal and financial support
• Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Company-funded commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance (role-dependent)
• Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options (US Roles)

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.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Production Test Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring that we are testing our systems to stringent standards ensuring that we are consistently shipping the highest quality products to our customers. In this role you’ll need to think creatively and come up with solutions to solve difficult testing problems and push to continuously improve our methods of automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics. You should have a track record of successfully working on fast-paced, highly technical, interdisciplinary teams. A successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively within and across teams to quickly and effectively resolve issues that arise in production.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow. Provide hands-on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex infrared systems issues found during testing.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
• Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES. Train technicians on equipment use as required.
• Develop library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guide/diagrams for fast issue resolution.
• Maintain and develop software for test automation, data analytics, and report generation.
• Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
• Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
• Contribute feedback to early-stage test design for test processes supporting early-stage products (NPI).
• Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with design engineers to provide feedback and recommendations for product enhancements based on test outcomes.
• Optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness, reducing test time without compromising quality.
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment to ensure precision and reliability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and methodologies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Experience with data acquisition and processing with MATLAB, Python and other programming languages.
• Experience with test automation and report generation.
• Strong root cause analysis skills of non-conforming hardware, software, and firmware.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, opto-mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of infrared systems, including their performance requirements and verification methodologies.
• Experience with cryogenic testing equipment.
• Familiarity with test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, thermal chambers, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.

US Salary Range

$98,000 - $130,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

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