Early Career Flight Test Engineer, Altius

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 real-time, 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.

The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril plays a crucial role in our mission, ensuring that every product meets the highest standards of performance and reliability. Our team conducts full system-level development testing, new production acceptance testing, software validation testing, and much more. This position is looking for a highly motivated flight test engineer with an emphasis in software/hardware capability development and evaluation for the Altius UAS platform.

Altius is a Group 2/3 autonomous vehicle specializing in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. You will be responsible for the evaluation of the software and hardware capabilities for operational suitability as well as Altius’s integration into the full suite of Anduril systems to complete complex operations.

• As a flight test engineer, under minimal supervision, you will be responsible for test planning, execution, reporting, and evaluating the system under test (software and/or hardware).
• Plan and support test events conducted at test sites as required by the specific test.
• Manage configuration of test-owned assets, including hardware components, specific payloads, and software/firmware configuration, and facilitate fleet maintenance planning.
• Generate evaluation test plans and reports focusing on system functionality and suitability of software and hardware integration efforts. This includes safety (risk and hazards mitigation) and logistical planning (available hardware, airspace, personnel resources, timeline/scheduling).
• Create and execute test cards, conduct pre- and post-flight briefings, and manage test events with diverse support teams (pilots, engineering SMEs, operations). Test execution will include operating Altius during system evaluation testing.
• Collaborate with SMEs and cross-functional teams within the business line through development and production testing, reporting of test findings, and test status. This includes adjudication of testing tasks and characterization of issues, observations, and detailing results.
• Interface daily with hardware and software engineering teams.
• Collect metrics for flight test events to include sortie information and delays.

• A bachelor’s degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Methodical, thorough, and detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
• Willingness to learn new skills and concepts.
• Current or able to acquire an FAA 14 CFR Part 107:
  Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems certification.
• Current or able to acquire an FAA 14 CFR Part 61 certification (Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors; ground test complete is the only requirement).
• Previous experience or working knowledge of National Airspace and UAS operating guidelines and regulations.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Ability to travel as required for planning and testing.

• Strong software and documentation experience; familiarity with…