Staff Flight Test Engineer, Missiles

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 146,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal"]

Seasoned flight test engineer leading system-level test and evaluation for weapon/missile systems, coordinating with program teams to plan, execute, and analyze tests across ground and flight ranges. Oversees development, certification, and integration tests for subsystems, while ensuring safety, data quality, and compliance with aerospace testing standards in a fast-paced defense environment.

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Staff Flight Test Engineer, Missiles

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Job Summary

Seasoned flight test engineer leading system-level test and evaluation for weapon/missile systems, coordinating with program teams to plan, execute, and analyze tests across ground and flight ranges. Oversees development, certification, and integration tests for subsystems, while ensuring safety, data quality, and compliance with aerospace testing standards in a fast-paced defense environment.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan and execute system-level T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on resource planning, conducting ground and flight test, initial issue investigation, and process improvement/development.
  • •Work closely with program management and other engineering departments to develop requirements, and discuss test results to include collected data and observations.
  • •Act as lead test engineer for small UAS, missile or weapon systems to include development, certification, and integration tests of subsystems to the AUR configuration.
  • •Perform safety and risk analysis for testing events.
  • •Collect test data and perform initial data analysis for the system under test.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 146,000 - 180,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLearning BudgetRetirementCommuter BenefitsRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •A bachelor’s degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
  • •8+ years of experience as a lead test conductor/test director for developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft to include requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting.
  • •Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
  • •Previous experience with and/or current working knowledge of MIL-STD-8591, MIL-STD-2088, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, AS8775, AS5653, etc.
  • •Experience integrating and conducting test with suspension, arming, and release equipment
Experience:8+ yearsDefenseAerospaceMilitaryUAS
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoJavaC++PythonJavaScriptLinux

Eligibility

Security Clearance: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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