Powertrain Integration Test Engineer, Electric Aircraft

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking an Integration & Test Engineer specializing in Powertrain to join the Omen team. You will plan and execute Powertrain integration and test activities from bench tests to flight test, owning campaigns end to end.

The Powertrain scope includes electric machines, inverters, gearboxes, battery modules, BMS, high voltage distribution, powertrain controllers, and thermal management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems or aviation related technical engineering discipline
• 3-5 years experience in integration and test of hybrid powertrain or high voltage electric drive systems
• Working knowledge of high voltage electric drive systems including motors/generators, inverters, and power electronics
• Hands-on experience with powertrain dynamometer testing, motor characterization, or gearbox acceptance testing
• Adept at working safely with high voltage systems (400V+), including integration, checkout, test, and safe discharge procedures
• Strong test engineering foundation - DAQ setup and operation, sensor selection and installation, fluency in CAN, Ethernet, Serial, and CLI
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented, excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• Defense Industry background desirable
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australi

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute powertrain (propulsion drive, battery, hybrid management) test activities across increasingly mature integration environments, owning individual test campaigns end to end
• Develop, review, and execute right-sized test plans for Powertrain component and subsystem integration, efficiently capturing and reporting learnings, and making recommendations as inputs to design
• Perform integration, bring-up, and characterization of electric machines, inverters, gearboxes, battery modules, BMS, high voltage distribution, powertrain controllers, and power conditioning components
• Support development and operation of the Powertrain surrogate for integrated powertrain characterization and control tuning
• Focus on the safety of integration environments, ensuring that potential harm to team members is eliminated by design, with particular attention to high voltage and stored energy hazards
• Implement and maintain processes for configuration control of Powertrain integration environments
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), ground test, and flight test of prototype and production representative systems

Skills

Safety-focused design

Test planning & execution

Electrical measurements

Documentation & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems or aviation related engineering

Tools

Powertrain dynamometer testing

HIL / HITL testing

Battery modules & BMS integration

High voltage distribution

Data acquisition (DAQ)

CAN / Ethernet / Serial comms

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking an Integration & Test Engineer specializing in Powertrain to join the Omen team. You will plan and execute Powertrain integration and test activities from bench tests to flight test, owning campaigns end to end.

The Powertrain scope includes electric machines, inverters, gearboxes, battery modules, BMS, high voltage distribution, powertrain controllers, and thermal management.