Deployment Engineer, Anvil

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Deployment Engineer for the Anvil product line within Deployment Operations. You will focus on reliability, availability, and performance of deployed systems, bridging development and operations with automation and incident management.

Responsibilities include real-time debugging, remote field support, and data-driven root-cause analyses to improve product design and software updates. Occasional travel to customer sites is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with UAV operations and drone systems.
• Proficiency with flight telemetry and UAV ground control tools.
• Strong Linux command-line and data manipulation skills.
• Experience building dashboards and analytics from telemetry data.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex hardware/software issues.
• Experience supporting production environments and on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

• Provide remote support to field operations for Anvil systems.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and drive long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and customer support.
• Lead post-mortem events to drive product improvements.
• Set up monitoring and alerting; build fleet-wide metrics dashboards.
• Travel to customer sites (<50%) to support delivery and sustainment.

Skills

UAV operations

Flight telemetry

Linux

Data analysis

Telemetry dashboards

On-call support

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Flight planning tools

UAV ground control software

Telemetry visualization platforms

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Deployment Operations group is seeking a Deployment Engineer to join our team, focusing specifically on the Anvil product line. In this role, you will ensure the success and reliability of Anvil’s fielded systems.

You will concentrate on the reliability, availability, and performance of the Anvil product line, bridging the gap between development and operations. By combining software engineering principles with operational expertise, you will automate tasks, manage incidents, and enhance system stability.

You will collaborate closely with other engineering and operations groups to continually improve and maintain these critical systems. Your responsibilities will include debugging, real-time response, rapid resolution, and root-causing complex issues on electro-mechanical systems. You will shape product design changes and software updates based on lessons learned from support efforts.

What You’ll Do

• Provide remote support to field operations groups as they install, operate, and maintain Anvil systems
• Troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues, driving short-term resolutions and identifying long-term solutions
• Work closely with development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure Anvil systems are designed and built with reliability in mind
• Drive continuous product improvement by leading post-mortem events involving engineering stakeholders
• Set up and maintain monitoring systems to track system health and performance, and define alerts for potential issues
• Build out data and telemetry infrastructure to monitor systems in real-time and consolidate fleet metrics
• Compile technical documentation to support customers, field operations, and engineering
• Travel to customer sites (< 50%) to support product delivery, evaluation, and sustainment

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in UAV and small drone operations
• Proficiency in flight telemetry systems and using UAV ground control software and flight planning tools
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve UAV operational issues, including diagnosing and fixing hardware and software problems
• Proven ability to master complex technical systems and support them in operational environments with self-sufficiency across varied technologies
• Strong skills in navigating unstructured hardware, software, and networking challenges; adept at driving ambiguous issues to clarity with data-driven root cause analyses
• Demonstrated experience in on-call support within production environments with limited risk tolerance, reliably troubleshooting and maintaining systems
• Proficiency in Linux and robotic systems, with strong command-line skills for extracting and manipulating data from software platforms
• Experience with cloud-based databases, telemetry visualization platforms, and building dashboards; skilled in creating system metrics and leveraging analytics for performance improvements
• Proven capability to integrate disparate telemetry, operational, and cloud data sources to generate actionable insights, fleet metrics, and reporting systems for continuous improvements
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills; proven ability to gather requirements and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, product management, and customer support
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
• Able to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable.

US Salary Range

$120,000—$180,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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