Field Network Technician, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly capable operations professional to bridge product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled UAVs in Costa Mesa, CA. You will stand up forward-deployed operations, ensure successful combat employment, and help sustain products in austere environments.

The role requires hands-on field experience, deployment readiness, and the ability to travel up to 80% including multi-month deployments; a U.S. Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on field operations, manufacturing, or test experience.
• Prior military or defense contractor experience as pilot/operator, network tech, or maintainer.
• Understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors.
• Ability to solve problems at the hardware-software-operations interface for mission success.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and customers.
• Data-driven root cause analysis using logs as truth sources.
• Proficiency with programming languages (e.g., Python, Rust, MATLAB).
• IP networking; network administration/design; strong troubleshooting.
• Radios and MANET/SATCOM/backhaul systems.
• Ability to train peers or customers on product use.
• Must have deployment experience.
• Willing to travel up to 80% (including multi-month deployments).
• Eligible for U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Stand up forward-deployed operations in austere environments.
• Support testing events and customer demonstrations closer to home.
• Shape long-term sustainment and mission-ready status of autonomous vehicle systems.

Skills

Field operations

Pilot/Operator experience

Flight operations

Root cause analysis

Programming (Python/MATLAB)

Networking

Radio systems

Training others

Deployment experience

Willing to travel

Security clearance (Top Secret)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering (or related)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Rust

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a member of the Maneuver Dominance Technical Operations team, you will serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy enabled UAVs. You will practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure that Anduril’s growing suite of capabilities achieve total mission success in austere, remote environments. To this end, you will be embedded within an air vehicle development program where you will leverage your operations and technical expertise to shape and deploy a solution of maximum effectiveness and reliability. Your scope will include standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensuring the successful combat employment of Anduril products, and shaping the long‑term sustainment of these products. In addition, you will be a core participant in supporting the development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations closer to home.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive hands‑on (field operations, manufacturing, or test) technical experience
• Prior military or defense contractor experience as a manned or unmanned pilot/operator, Network technician, or Crew Chief/maintainer (Avionics, GNC, Electrical)
• Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations in pursuit of mission success
• Experience working with cross‑functional engineering teams and external customers; demonstrated ability to collect differing opinions and reconcile them in order to achieve agreement on what ‘right’ looks like
• Experience performing data‑driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs as a source of truth
• Intermediate to advanced understanding and experience for some or all of the following:
• Computers; comfortable in a terminal environment, server management, developing or interacting with programming languages (e.g. Python, Rust, MATLAB)
• IP Networking; Network Administration or Design, strong troubleshooting experience required
• Radios; MANET, SATCOM, Backhual systems
• Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product
• Must have prior, operationally relevant, deployment experience
• Willingness to travel up to 80% including occasional deployments for up to two months at a time
• Able to work extended hours as required
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S.Top Secret security clearance
• Able to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline
• Hands‑on professional experience working with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft
• Experience with one or more of:
• Autonomy; Behavior Trees, CV models, multi‑vehicle operation
• Ground‑based air defense systems, either sensors or effectors
• Operations and maintenance of air breathing propulsion systems
• Aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations
• Munitions storage and handling controls

US Salary Range

$113,000—$155,000 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.