Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Connected Warfare

Anduril Industries; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Anduril Industries is redefining defense-grade testing on the Connected Warfare team in Santa Ana, CA. You will own production test activities and lead a cross-disciplinary effort across electrical, mechanical, and software domains to deliver high-quality, scalable test solutions.

You’ll design robust test strategies, automate where possible, and train technicians while collaborating with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to minimize defects and optimize throughput.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Experience with high-voltage safety protocols (208V 3‑phase, 480V).
• Proficiency in Python, LabVIEW, or MATLAB for data parsing/visualization.
• Experience with electrical test equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Strong root-cause analysis for non-conforming hardware.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; documentation of results.
• Familiar with PLM, MES, TES; cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Eligible to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own test activities in production and troubleshoot complex electrical issues.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream.
• Improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage.
• Generate work instructions for MES and train technicians.
• Develop library of common failure modes and troubleshooting guides.
• Determine root cause and recommend corrective actions (RCCA).
• Collaborate with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to support returns.
• Analyze test data and provide detailed defect reports.
• Provide feedback to early-stage test designs for NPIs.
• Calibrate and maintain test equipment for precision.

Skills

Manufacturing test experience

Root cause analysis

High-voltage safety knowledge

Python data analysis

LabVIEW

Electrical test equipment

Communication skills

Systems integration (electrical/mech/fi

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer/Mechanical Engineering

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzer

Power supplies

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Summary - About The Team / Job

Connected Warfare is the team at Anduril dedicated to the modernization of the command and control systems of U.S. and Allied forces. New technologies and new adversaries demand a new approach to battlefield intelligence, and our products are rapidly scaling in production to deliver the volumes that our customers need. You will have opportunities to work on products like Menace-I, Menace-X, Menace-T, and TITAN as well as a wide array of future upcoming products. You will be responsible for ensuring that we are testing our systems to stringent standards ensuring that we are consistently shipping the highest quality products to our customers. In this role you’ll need to think creatively and come up with solutions to solve difficult testing problems and push to continuously improve our methods of automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics. You will work in a team of mechanical, electrical, software and firmware engineers in the manufacturing floor to efficiently scale our products’ production.

What You'll Do

• Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow. Provide hands‑on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
• Improve and sustain existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage (DFM).
• Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES. Train technicians on equipment use as required.
• Develop library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guide/diagrams for fast issue resolution.
• Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
• Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
• Contribute feedback to early‑stage test design for test processes supporting early‑stage products (NPI).
• Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with design engineers to provide feedback and recommendations for product enhancements based on test outcomes.
• Optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness, reducing test time without compromising quality.
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment to ensure precision and reliability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and methodologies.
• Execute testing as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields OR 10+ years of advanced knowledge acquired through work experience and/or intellectual instruction in lieu of degree.
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Experience with safety protocols for high-voltage systems (208V 3-phase, 480V)
• Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization.
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
• Strong root cause analysis skills of non‑conforming hardware.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiar with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)
• Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Pursuing a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Familiarity with Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW, and NixOS.
• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.
• Active Security Clearance

US Salary Range

$146,000—$194,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

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