Hypersonic Test Director at Anduril – Costa Mesa, California,

Hypersonic Test Director at Anduril – Costa Mesa, California, United States

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.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Flight Test Engineer with a focus on developmental testing of a full range of Sub‑sonic to Hypersonic systems. You will collaborate closely with program leadership and various departments to lead a team dedicated to solving tough problems and revolutionizing the industry. This role involves planning, coordinating, executing, and reporting on all aspects of the test program.

The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril works across the entire spectrum of products and business lines, as well as all flight operations and test range management. Our team conducts full system level development testing, new production acceptance testing, sub‑component qualification testing and much more. In short, if it involves test, we support it. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate with program management on rocket‑launched (subsonic and supersonic) systems proposals, strategies, and test and evaluation solutions to meet program objectives.

• Work with program management, test leads, and engineering department leads to develop requirements, communicate test schedules and progress, establish test gates and milestones, and discuss test results.

• Lead a team to plan and execute full system‑level T&E of hardware and software, focusing on resource planning, ground and flight testing, issue investigation, and process improvement.

• Serve as the lead test engineer for R&D rocket‑launched systems, including development, certification, and integration testing of subsystems.

• Engage with civil and government certifying agencies to obtain necessary operational authorizations.

• Conduct ground and flight testing at private and government‑owned test ranges.

• Support start up of new test facilities for super sonic testing.

• Support initial design, build, and integration phases hands‑on.

• Plan, execute, and report on lab, ground, and flight tests.

• Oversee test data collection and perform initial data analysis.

• Ensure safe operations in accordance with established procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited institution. Equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.

• 10+ years of experience as program lead or test director for rocket‑launched systems or developmental weapon systems, including requirements development, initial prototype builds, test planning, execution, and reporting.

• Extensive experience in SRM flight testing, guided SRM missile development, stage separation systems design and testing, and MRTFB operations and procedures.

• Expertise in developing Flight Safety Systems (FSS) compliant with MRTFB, RCC, and FAA standards.

• Experience as an MRTFB Range User, including adherence to local range safety requirements, analysis, simulation studies, and documentation submission.

• Knowledge of Flight Termination System (FTS) integration with range support and monitoring equipment.

• Experience with surrogate booster motor integration, preferably in hypersonic programs.

• Strong understanding of vehicle, payload, and ground safety equipment requirements.

• Familiarity with adjacent missile technology…