RF Test Engineer - Manufacturing & EW Systems (Travel + TS/SCI)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Health, dental and vision

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Product Test Engineer to support test equipment deployment across manufacturing sites and identify testing improvements. You will work with cross-functional teams to close gaps in test coverage and perform root cause analysis on failed products.

A strong candidate has experience with RF validation, PCBA testing, and test automation. You will travel to remote sites as needed and must be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 2-5+ years in manufacturing tests, RF validation, or hardware/system integration.
• Experience with contract manufacturers in testing PCBA/electronic assemblies.
• Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW and/or MATLAB for data parsing/visualization.
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment (power supplies, loads, scopes, generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition).
• Strong root cause analysis of non-conforming hardware.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to travel up to 25%.
• US Top Secret SCI clearance eligibility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Validate automated test systems and deploy to manufacturing lines.
• Own RF test strategy and coverage for EW systems across development and manufacturing.
• Drive improvements in RF test architecture, scalability, and production readiness.
• Create and maintain electrical test systems through full lifecycle.
• Improve and sustain test systems for automation, consistency, and coverage.
• Document test plans, instructions and manuals; execute tests as required.
• Determine root cause of product failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Eng. for returns and failure analysis.
• Support new product integration with test equipment validation.

Skills

RF test strategy

Root cause analysis

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

PCBA testing

RF fundamentals

Test automation

Data parsing/visualization

Travel readiness

Clearance eligibility

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Electronics/Computer/Mechanical Eng

Tools

VNA

Spectrum analyzers

RF signal generators

Linux/Ubuntu/NixOS

Job description

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Product Test Engineer to support test equipment deployment across manufacturing sites and identify testing improvements. You will work with cross-functional teams to close gaps in test coverage and perform root cause analysis on failed products.

A strong candidate has experience with RF validation, PCBA testing, and test automation. You will travel to remote sites as needed and must be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance.