Test Engineer, Maritime
Anduril Industries · California
📍 Costa Mesa, California, United States💰 $112,000via greenhousePosted 2026-09-21
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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 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 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 that will redefine maritime operations.
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. Our work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Support the integration process of various subsystems, including sensors, navigation, propulsion, communication systems, autonomy software, and power systems, into a complete and fully functional surface platform
Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of product design, integration, and test efforts
Support design and integration of surface platform subsystems, components and payloads, including managing interfaces
Responsible for the development, review, and execution of comprehensive test plans for development, integration, acceptance testing
Build, support and maintain a test and evaluation program that may be subject to government test & evaluation standards
Support day-to-day test operations for our products, platforms, or sub-assemblies, including conducting pre-mission testing, launch and recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis both internal and customer facing
Responsible for setting up, collecting and refining operational metrics
Support hands-on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of surface maritime platforms in the field
Author and/or review detailed operational test reports to document the step-by-step execution of internal and customer facing efforts to test and evaluate the surface platforms and new capabilities
Support local sea testing and operations, including multi-day offshore operations
Support pre-mission and post-mission logistics required to successfully execute test operations
Participate in design reviews, requirements analysis, and system verification planning to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standard
Collaborate with external partners or customers in the integration and test phases, cataloging and addressing their requirements and ensuring successful integration of their payloads into the surface platform and of the system into the overall mission lifecycle
Support the implementation and maintain processes for maintaining configuration control, version control, documentation and overall safety throughout the entire development and test cycle, including land and sea based efforts for extended hours as required
Ability to travel (~30%) as required for test planning and execution
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A genuine interest and 5+ years experience in systems engineering, integration, and test
Experience generating TRRs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports
Familiarity with concepts of mechanical engineering, software development and testing, electrical engineering, and control theory
Experience in field test and operationally focused environments
Knowledge of electronics troubleshooting and ability to use basic test equipment
Experience with Linux and command line interfaces as well as software debugging
Proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
Extremely organized and detail-oriented
Excellent verbal & written communication skills (effective for broad audiences)
A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
High-ownership and a bias toward action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
Ability to travel up to 30% of your time, with potential over 30% during key test campaigns/surges
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Proven experience with working in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard
Experience operating and testing complex systems in a maritime environment
Experience integrating surface and airborne sensors, surface vessel navigation, and communication systems
Demonstrated experience with marine operational procedures and equipment
Proficiency in data analysis tools: Python, MATLAB, R, SQL
Experience in developing and managing a test and evaluation program
Experience in maritime operations at-sea
US Salary Range $112,000 — $149,000 USD 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 co
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