Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mission Systems Integration Engineer to perform lab and field integration and test of RF payloads, subcomponents, and antennas. You will develop test set-ups with RF equipment and support flight test events, owning end-to-end system test across internal teams.

The role requires RF design/testing experience, hands-on equipment skills, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver autonomous capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, CS or similar STEM field.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance or ability to maintain one.
• Strong RF systems experience including radar, ESM, EW.
• Hands-on RF test equipment experience and measurement techniques.
• RF system integration and validation experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Test RF systems including power measurements, pulse response, network analysis, environmental and stress testing.
• Drive air vehicle integration and checkout efforts (EMI/interference testing, installed performance testing, data analysis).
• Validate system performance with design and system engineers.
• Collaborate with AD&S teams to deliver high-performance systems to customers.
• Communicate results clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

RF systems knowledge

Test equipment handling

System integration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

RF spectrum analyzer

RF network analyzer

Simulation tools (ADS, HFSS, MATLAB)

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.

As a Mission Systems Integration Engineer, you will be responsible for both lab & field integration and test of payloads, subcomponents, amplifiers, and antennas. You will leverage your expertise in electronics/RF design, testing, and troubleshooting to rapidly test & integrate both internal and third-party built RF systems. You will develop test set-ups that allow for the validation of device performance using state-of-the‑art RF equipment, such as spectrum and network analyzers. You will support flight test events and large-scale, customer facing validation exercises. This will require taking ownership of end to end system test and working across various Anduril internal teams to appropriately integrate capabilities. If you are someone who enjoys building and delivering compelling next‑generation autonomous capabilities and supporting actual vehicle integration, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Test RF systems (power measurements, pulse response/synchronization, network analysis, environmental & stress testing, etc.)
• Drive air vehicle integration and checkout efforts (EMI/interference testing, installed performance testing, data analysis)
• Validate system performance in close cooperation with design & system engineers
• Work closely with AD&S teams to successfully integrate & deliver high-performance systems to our customers
• Communicate results in multiple forms internally and externally

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering discipline)
• Currently possesses or is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Communications, sensors, and effector domain expertise in RF based systems (e.g. Radar, ESM, EW, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience with RF test equipment and measurement techniques
• Experience in RF system integration and validation, the more the better

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters Degree in STEM (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering discipline)
• Hands‑on experience with both analog and digital systems integration.
• Ability to develop SW to enable closed‑loop or automated testing of systems under test
• Experience with simulation and modeling tools (e.g., ADS, Ansys HFSS, COMSOL, MATLAB, etc.)
• Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR)
• Experience with air vehicle design, integration, test, & fielding

US Salary Range

$120,000—$153,000 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.