Staff Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Documentation","Independent work","Team collaboration"]

Own and support developmental flight test planning, coordination, execution, and reporting for a Group 5 UAS. Conduct senior-level ground and flight test activities for the Fury UAS, perform initial issue investigation and data analysis, and collaborate with engineering to develop requirements and improve test processes. Lead cross-functional flight test efforts across private and government ranges, while operating safely and maintaining documentation.

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Anduril
23 hours ago

Staff Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

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Job Summary

Own and support developmental flight test planning, coordination, execution, and reporting for a Group 5 UAS. Conduct senior-level ground and flight test activities for the Fury UAS, perform initial issue investigation and data analysis, and collaborate with engineering to develop requirements and improve test processes. Lead cross-functional flight test efforts across private and government ranges, while operating safely and maintaining documentation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform senior-level developmental flight test engineering activities for the Fury UAS, including resource planning, ground/flight test execution, issue investigation, and process improvement.
  • •Lead and/or participate in teams of flight test engineers and program representatives to conduct ground and flight test events at private and government-owned test ranges.
  • •Collect test data and perform initial data analysis for the system under test.
  • •Partner with engineering to develop requirements and discuss test results, including collected data and observations.
  • •Operate safely in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years of experience as a test conductor/director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
  • •Extensive experience as a test conductor/test director for developmental aircraft, weapon, or missile systems.
  • •Test engineering experience for developmental manned and/or unmanned aircraft, including requirements development, test planning/execution, and test reporting.
  • •Test and engineering experience in aero/performance, loads/dynamics, propulsion, or electrical.
  • •Current working knowledge of relevant standards and UAS operating rules (e.g., MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, AS5653, National Airspace System).
Experience:12+ yearsDefenseAerospaceFlight testingUAS
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsDocumentationIndependent workTeam collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MIL-STD-882EMIL-STD-516CMIL-STD-1553MIL-STD-1760AS5653National Airspace SystemMIL-STD-882GoJavaC++PythonJavaScript

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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