Senior T&E Architect, Connected Warfare

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Top-tier 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. You will guide cross‑campaign verification and raise testing rigor, reviewing plans and documentation for multiple systems and campaigns.

You’ll mentor Staff and Lead Test Engineers, help drive cross‑program reuse, and support technical milestones from lab to field validation. A TS/SCI or eligibility is preferred, with US travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, advanced degree preferred.
• 10–14+ years in system-level test and evaluation with leadership experience.
• Deep technical knowledge across multiple DoD-relevant systems and test lifecycles.
• Strong experience with RF, datalinks, and networked C2 in DoD environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence across programs without formal management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical authority on test strategy across CW applications.
• Review and strengthen verification strategies for scalability and compliance.
• Foster cross-program reuse of test infrastructure, tooling, and lessons learned.
• Provide mentorship and escalation support to staff/lead engineers on campaigns.
• Support Test Process execution, TRRs, milestone reviews, and customer events.
• Define traceability from requirements to verification and defect closure metrics.

Skills

RF communications

Tactical datalinks

C2 systems

Mentoring others

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Test instrumentation

RF test equipment

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for test and evaluation across Connected Warfare. You will guide cross‑campaign verification and raise testing rigor, reviewing plans and documentation for multiple systems and campaigns.

You’ll mentor Staff and Lead Test Engineers, help drive cross‑program reuse, and support technical milestones from lab to field validation. A TS/SCI or eligibility is preferred, with US travel as needed.