Senior Systems Engineer, Maritime

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense technology company is looking for a highly motivated Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer to join the Maritime team in Costa Mesa, CA. The role involves designing and supporting the integration of subsystems, leading testing efforts, and ensuring system performance. Candidates should have at least 6 years of systems engineering experience, a strong background in integration and testing, and be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance. This position allows for travel and offers a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration and testing.
• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, and control theory.
• Experience in field test environments.
• Proficient in engineering drawings and specifications.
• Eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze vehicle platform systems.
• Lead testing efforts and ensure system performance.
• Develop test plans for integration and acceptance.
• Support maintenance and configuration control processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

Integration

Testing

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

SQL

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

:We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer to join our Maritime team. You will work closely with the program leadership and a wide spectrum of cross-departments to help build a team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever. In this role you will be responsible for designing and supporting the integration of various subsystems, leading the testing effort, and ensuring overall system performance meets the required specifications and standards. Join our dynamic team and help us build the next generation of surface platforms.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Design & Integration:

• Conduct vehicle platform system design & analysis as required by your supported program
• Generate design reviews, requirements analysis, and system verification planning to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standard
• Support the design, integration, and verification process of various subsystems, including sensors, navigation, propulsion, communication systems, autonomy software, and power systems, into a complete and fully functional surface platform
• Develop a path to product integration via generating and tracking requirements, design validation, integration and testing and establishing success criteria for any new feature or capability
• Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of product design, integration, and test efforts
• Identify improvements and new capabilities that map to platform roadmap

Test:

• Support the development, review, and execution of comprehensive test plans for development, integration, verification and acceptance testing
• Perform as Technical Lead and consulted resource for troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of our surface platform in the field
• Development and maintenance of all test documents for surface platform systems
• Support the development and maintenance of a test and evaluation program that may be subject to Government test & evaluation standards
• Assist with the collection and analysis of metrics from field testing
• Assist with technical review of detailed test reports to test & evaluate surface platforms and new capabilities

Sustain:

• Develop and maintain processes, tools and quality assurance practices for surface platform and payload data as well as issue tracking and resolution
• Maintenance of vehicle architecture including all interfaces for all aspects of the platform
• Support the development and implementation of processes for maintaining configuration control, version control, documentation and overall safety compliance throughout the entire development and test cycle, including land and sea based efforts for extended hours as required
• Support the development and implementation of an integrated product support program for operational support and maintenance needs

Program Support:

• Perform as key stakeholder for a Department of Defense program
• Collaborate with external partners or customers in the design, integration & test phases, addressing their requirements and ensuring successful integration of their payloads into the surface platform and of the system into the overall mission lifecycle
• Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution
• Support proposals with technical content and estimates for efforts

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A genuine interest and 6+ years experience in systems engineering, integration and
• testingFamiliarity with concepts of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and controltheory
• Experience in field test and operationally focused environments
• Ability to use basic test equipment
• Proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• Bias toward action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Ability to travel 30% with potential surges above 30%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience operating and testing complex systems in a maritime environmentExperience in a product development environment
• Proficiency in data analysis tools: Python, MATLAB, R, SQLExperience with Linux and command line interfaces as well as software debugging
• Experience managing a test and evaluation program