Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 112,000 - 149,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Data visualization","Leadership"]

Implement flight test instrumentation, telemetry, and data management for Group 5 UAS validation within the Test & Evaluation team. Own requirements decomposition and selection of necessary instrumentation, troubleshoot instrumentation and RF telemetry issues, and design/calibrate sensors and data paths for experimental aircraft. Build analytics-driven performance products, operate telemetry ground tracking systems, and support GO/NO-GO decisions while coordinating closely with discipline engineers, COMSEC, and program management.

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Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

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Job Summary

Implement flight test instrumentation, telemetry, and data management for Group 5 UAS validation within the Test & Evaluation team. Own requirements decomposition and selection of necessary instrumentation, troubleshoot instrumentation and RF telemetry issues, and design/calibrate sensors and data paths for experimental aircraft. Build analytics-driven performance products, operate telemetry ground tracking systems, and support GO/NO-GO decisions while coordinating closely with discipline engineers, COMSEC, and program management.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Decompose instrumentation requirements and select/install only necessary flight test instrumentation using digital tools, communicating insights to stakeholders.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally with discipline engineers, customers, COMSEC, and program management to inform safety of test and safety of flight decisions.
  • •Investigate instrumentation and RF telemetry issues, interpret data, and develop solutions to improve system reliability and efficiency.
  • •Design, fabricate, install, and route flight test instrumentation sensors, data paths, and equipment in experimental aircraft, including wire harness fabrication.
  • •Perform test instrument calibrations and pre-flight checks and operate/maintain a telemetry auto-tracking ground system using COTS hardware and software.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 112,000 - 149,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering (or related), or Radar Systems/Data Science experience with strong quantitative and mechanical measurements foundation.
  • •5+ years’ experience with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft.
  • •Proficiency using analytics/data visualization tools (e.g., IADS, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Simulink) to communicate complex data to diverse stakeholders.
  • •Experience implementing high channel-count mechanical measurement systems and architecting RF telemetry for near real-time display.
  • •Ability to design/troubleshoot grounding, bonding, and shielding for analog-to-digital instrumentation signals in multi-band RF environments.
Experience:5+ yearsFlight testUnmanned aircraftUASData acquisitionRF telemetryEmbedded systems
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering (or related)
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingData visualizationLeadership
Tech Stack:IADSMATLABLabVIEWSimulinkTelemetry auto-tracking ground systemCOTS softwareCOTS hardwareEmbedded data acquisition systemsRF telemetryData analytics

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Top Secret-Level

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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