Senior Test Pilot - Group 5

Anduril
Las Vegas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 126,000 - 167,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Teamwork","Problem-solving","Technical writing"]

Senior Test Pilot leading flight test activities for Anduril’s large unmanned aerial systems, coordinating with flight test and discipline engineers, developing and validating test procedures, and ensuring airworthiness across ground and flight testing. You’ll serve as a key advisor during safety and airworthiness reviews, support surrogate Fury tests, and help drive test programs from planning through software-releases and block changes.

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Anduril
6 months ago

Senior Test Pilot - Group 5

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Job Summary

Senior Test Pilot leading flight test activities for Anduril’s large unmanned aerial systems, coordinating with flight test and discipline engineers, developing and validating test procedures, and ensuring airworthiness across ground and flight testing. You’ll serve as a key advisor during safety and airworthiness reviews, support surrogate Fury tests, and help drive test programs from planning through software-releases and block changes.
Location: Las Vegas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with Flight Test Engineers and Discipline Engineers to develop safe, effective test procedures, evaluate system safety, and verify the functional design.
  • •Participate in ground and flight testing of developmental aircraft to determine compliance with specifications, validate airworthiness, and assess operational suitability.
  • •Assist in developing system test procedures and engage in laboratory and surrogate open-air environment testing.
  • •Serve as a guiding member within the Test and Evaluation team, interfacing with leadership and customer representatives.
  • •Take direct responsibility for the safe flight of the aircraft and act as an advisor during safety reviews, design reviews, and airworthiness reviews.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 126,000 - 167,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRetirement

Key Requirements

  • •Graduate of a U.S. military test pilot school (TPS) or meet DCMAINST 8210.1 series alternate education and experience qualifications for contractor UA pilot/operator.
  • •5+ years experience as a Group 5 UAV pilot.
  • •2,000 hours Pilot-in-Command time or 500 hours in unmanned aircraft.
  • •Qualifying hours must include 200 hours Pilot-in-Command during engineering flight test and 10 hours during experimental flight test.
  • •Commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating.
Experience:5+ yearsDefenseUASAerospace
Education:Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipTeamworkProblem-solvingTechnical writing
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MS Office

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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