Anduril Industries · 2 hours ago
Test Engineer, Maritime
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company developing advanced systems for U.S. and allied military capabilities. The Test Engineer will support subsystem integration, lead development and execution of testing efforts, and ensure surface maritime platform performance meets specifications and standards. The role also involves field operations, troubleshooting, test reporting, sea testing, and collaboration with partners and customers.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)DronesGovernmentNational DefenseMilitaryNational Security
No H1BSecurity Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyTop InvestorsUnicorn with $61B valuation
Responsibilities
Support the integration process of various subsystems, including sensors, navigation, propulsion, communication systems, autonomy software, and power systems, into a complete and fully functional surface platform
Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of product design, integration, and test efforts
Support design and integration of surface platform subsystems, components and payloads, including managing interfaces
Responsible for the development, review, and execution of comprehensive test plans for development, integration, acceptance testing
Build, support and maintain a test and evaluation program that may be subject to government test & evaluation standards
Support day-to-day test operations for our products, platforms, or sub-assemblies, including conducting pre-mission testing, launch and recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis both internal and customer facing
Responsible for setting up, collecting and refining operational metrics
Support hands-on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of surface maritime platforms in the field
Author and/or review detailed operational test reports to document the step-by-step execution of internal and customer facing efforts to test and evaluate the surface platforms and new capabilities
Support local sea testing and operations, including multi-day offshore operations
Support pre-mission and post-mission logistics required to successfully execute test operations
Participate in design reviews, requirements analysis, and system verification planning to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standard
Collaborate with external partners or customers in the integration and test phases, cataloging and addressing their requirements and ensuring successful integration of their payloads into the surface platform and of the system into the overall mission lifecycle
Support the implementation and maintain processes for maintaining configuration control, version control, documentation and overall safety throughout the entire development and test cycle, including land and sea based efforts for extended hours as required
Ability to travel (~30%) as required for test planning and execution
Qualification
Required
* A genuine interest and 5+ years experience in systems engineering, integration, and test
* Experience generating TRRs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports
* Familiarity with concepts of mechanical engineering, software development and testing, electrical engineering, and control theory
* Experience in field test and operationally focused environments
* Knowledge of electronics troubleshooting and ability to use basic test equipment
* Experience with Linux and command line interfaces as well as software debugging
* Proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
* Extremely organized and detail-oriented
* Excellent verbal & written communication skills (effective for broad audiences)
* A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
* High-ownership and a bias toward action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
* Ability to travel up to 30% of your time, with potential over 30% during key test campaigns/surges
* Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred
* Proven experience with working in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard
* Experience operating and testing complex systems in a maritime environment
* Experience integrating surface and airborne sensors, surface vessel navigation, and communication systems
* Demonstrated experience with marine operational procedures and equipment
* Proficiency in data analysis tools: Python, MATLAB, R, SQL
* Experience in developing and managing a test and evaluation program
* Experience in maritime operations at-sea
Benefits
Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost to employees.
Company
Anduril Industries
Defense technology and autonomous systems for military forces.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.38BKey Investors
Andreessen Horowitz,Thrive CapitalXPRIZEAlpha Compute Corp.
2026-05-13Series H· $5B
2026-04-10Secondary Market
2026-01-29Grant· $0.15M
Leadership Team
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
Recent News
Orange County Business Journal
2026-09-04
Cosmic Venture Partners
2026-09-04
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