Principal T&E Engineer, Connected Warfare Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for test and evaluation across Connected Warfare's portfolio. You will support Staff- and Lead-level test engineers, reviewing approaches and coaching on the hardest problems, and ensure technical coherence across campaigns.

You will shape verification strategies, mentor teams, and engage with government customers, applying deep domain knowledge in RF, C2 networks, and DoD processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred); equivalent relevant experience considered.
• 10-14+ years of experience in system-level test and evaluation of integrated hardware/software systems, with 8+ years operating in a technical leadership or test lead capacity.
• Demonstrated technical depth across multiple Connected Warfare-relevant systems (e.g., tactical C2, sensor/mission autonomy platforms, networked datalinks) — not limited to a single program.
• Proven track record across the full test lifecycle — requirements development, HITL lab integration, developmental test, operational validation, and reporting.
• Strong experience with RF communications, tactical datalinks, and networked C2 systems in DoD operational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and technically direct other test engineers across concurrent programs without formal management authority.
• Deep familiarity with DoD and industry test processes, including MIL-STD test protocols and government verification practices.
• Skilled in assessing and reporting on test metrics at a program and cross-program level.
• Excellent communication and technical presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to brief senior internal leadership and government customers.
• Ability to travel periodically (up to 50%) for test execution at ranges and field sites.
• Active or immediately eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance; Top Secret/SCI strongly preferred.
• Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority on test strategy across most of Connected Warfare's applications, providing technical oversight and support to the teams running the division's most complex, highest-risk, or multi-system test campaigns.
• Review and help program teams strengthen verification strategies — requirements-based, scenario-based, and operationally relevant — ensuring they scale across CW's software-enabled hardware and pure-software systems.
• Act as connective tissue across Connected Warfare's individual test programs: identify where one program's test infrastructure should be reused elsewhere in the division, and drive that reuse.
• Provide technical mentorship and escalation support to Staff and Lead Test Engineers running program test campaigns across developmental test, HID/HIL, and field events.
• Directly support T&E Test Process execution (TRRs, technical milestone reviews, and customer acceptance events).
• Work with teams to confirm traceability from requirements through verification and validation results across CW programs, and monitor test coverage and defect closure metrics at division level.
• Support root-cause investigation on the hardest test findings and system anomalies, collaborating with engineering to resolve cross-program issues.
• Represent CW T&E in engineering design reviews and technical exchanges with government customers and partners as needed.
• Contribute to technical hiring and onboarding of test engineers across Connected Warfare.

Skills

Systems engineering

Test leadership

DoD programs

RF communications

Mentoring

C2 networks

Education

B.S. in engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for test and evaluation across Connected Warfare's portfolio. You will support Staff- and Lead-level test engineers, reviewing approaches and coaching on the hardest problems, and ensure technical coherence across campaigns.

You will shape verification strategies, mentor teams, and engage with government customers, applying deep domain knowledge in RF, C2 networks, and DoD processes.