Environmental Test Engineer

Anduril-1; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an early-to-mid career engineer to join a high-tempo team in environmental testing for optical payloads across air, ground, maritime, and space domains. You will support DVT, qualification and reliability testing from concept to production.

You will work hands-on, design test plans, operate environmental test equipment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role requires a BS and 5+ years of experience, plus willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field.
• Experience with climatic and dynamic testing.
• Experience with environmental test instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team for testing and verification on product lines.
• Lead test design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans.
• Build test equipment, implement test automation, analyze failures and qualification campaigns.
• Travel to test sites locally or out of state as needed.

Skills

Environmental testing

Data acquisition

Hands-on engineering

Technical communication

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

CAD

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 is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to radically evolve the capabilities of the United States and our allies. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact, come join Anduril and build the future of defense.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is an early-to-mid career role embedded within a high-tempo, multi-disciplinary engineering team. You will support end-to-end environmental and reliability test campaigns—including Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification, and reliability testing for advanced optical payloads across air, ground, maritime, and space domains. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives on taking complex hardware from early proof-of-concept through to full-rate production.

What You’ll Do

• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team capable of executing static, dynamic, fatigue, thermal and vibration testing on all of Anduril’s product lines for the Imaging Division
• Test items ranging from small integrated electronics systems to full system level sensors and more
• Operate thermal chambers, shakers, data acquisition systems and structural test equipment as needed to satisfy test objectives
• Lead test design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
• Build test equipment, implement test automation, analyze failures and execute qualification campaigns
• Travel to test sites as needed. This includes local and out of state travel which could be a week or two at a time

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
• Solid knowledge of climatic and dynamic testing
• Solid knowledge of environmental test instrumentation and data acquisition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good at working independently and with various teams and key stakeholders
• Must be capable of lifting at least 50 lbs for short periods of time
• Must be comfortable with hands on work and working in noisy environments including outdoors under adverse weather conditions
• Minimum BS in an engineering discipline
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Performed Environmental testing at previous job(s) for military and/or commercial industry
• Strong Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461
• Strong Knowledge of Shock & Vibration testing including fixture design and control strategies
• Strong knowledge of various instrumentation and data acquisition
• Generated MATLAB/Python scripting for test data automation and data processing
• Basic understanding of hoisting and lifting / rigging
• Knowledge on how to run and operate shakers, chambers, and other major test apparatus
• Environmental Stress Screening Principles
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards
• Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 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:

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 .

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.