Manufacturing Test Engineer - Defense Tech, Clearance

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Security clearance support

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Manufacturing Test Engineer for the Sentry Manufacturing team in Irvine, CA. You will own production test flow, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and drive automation and data analytics to improve throughput.

You will integrate electrical, mechanical, and software aspects, work with cross-functional teams, and help optimize test strategies while maintaining calibration and test equipment integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Familiar with Linux-based systems (Linux/Ubuntu) and LabVIEW.
• Familiar with PLM, MES, and TES systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting to resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream from system checkout to component validation.
• Improve and sustain test systems to enhance automation, consistency, and test coverage.
• Generate test work instructions for technicians in MES and train equipment use.
• Develop library of failure modes with troubleshooting guides for fast resolution.
• Determine root cause of failures and recommend corrective actions (RCCA).
• Collaborate with Design, Quality and Manufacturing to support returns and failure analysis.
• Contribute feedback to early-stage test design for NPIs and new products.
• Analyze test data, document results, and provide reports to identify defects and improvements.
• Work with design engineers on product enhancements based on test outcomes.
• Optimize test strategies for efficiency and reduced test time.
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment for precision and reliability.

Skills

Linux

Ubuntu

LabVIEW

NixOS

PCBA testing

Root cause analysis

MES

TES

PLM systems

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Power supplies

Electronic loads

Data acquisition

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Manufacturing Test Engineer for the Sentry Manufacturing team in Irvine, CA. You will own production test flow, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and drive automation and data analytics to improve throughput.

You will integrate electrical, mechanical, and software aspects, work with cross-functional teams, and help optimize test strategies while maintaining calibration and test equipment integrity.