Senior Hardware Test Engineer - RF & Automation

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer for Anduril Cyber, focused on embedded and mission software integration and rigorous test design across software, hardware, and RF labs in the Washington, DC area.

You will develop automated validation workflows, contribute to regression coverage, and collaborate with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to ensure release readiness and field readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in automated test and validation using Python, Bash, Robot Framework, or comparable tooling.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD‑backed regression systems, preferably with GitLab CI/CD or similar platforms.
• Hands‑on familiarity with RF and hardware test equipment such as signal generators, analyzers, switch matrices, power systems, or environmental chambers.
• Ability to translate requirements into concrete test procedures, fixture/harness designs, coverage maps, and objective pass/fail evidence.
• Comfort working across Linux systems, networking, infrastructure, and hardware interfaces while debugging integrated failures.
• Strong defect‑triage instincts and the ability to reproduce, isolate, and clearly communicate technical issues.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail in evidence capture, traceability, and release readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design test approaches, fixtures/harnesses, and automated validation workflows that exercise hardware/software systems in lab and pre‑field environments.
• Build requirement‑traceable test coverage spanning functional validation, regression, qualification, and environmental test readiness.
• Develop Python, Bash, Robot Framework, or equivalent automation used to configure systems, drive equipment, collect evidence, and flag regressions.
• Operate across RF test equipment, networking, infrastructure, and system‑control surfaces to validate integrated behavior end to end.
• Partner with software, FPGA, DSP, hardware, and systems engineers to reproduce issues, isolate failures, and improve release confidence.
• Help establish disciplined test plans, defect triage loops, and evidence packages that support productization and field readiness.

Skills

Automated testing

Python

Bash

Robot Framework

CI/CD

RF testing

Linux

Defect triage

Tools

Signal generators

Analyzers

Switch matrices

Environmental chambers

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer for Anduril Cyber, focused on embedded and mission software integration and rigorous test design across software, hardware, and RF labs in the Washington, DC area.

You will develop automated validation workflows, contribute to regression coverage, and collaborate with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to ensure release readiness and field readiness.