Anduril
Air Vehicle Systems Engineer, Hardware Verification, Integration & Validation
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; 5+ years preferred in hardware qualification or environmental test engineering.
- Education
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or similar engineering or technical field.
About the job
Plans, executes, and documents hardware verification and qualification for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft across design verification, environmental testing, production acceptance, and ground and flight test.
What you'll do
- Demonstrate that hardware meets system-level requirements and technical performance metrics before fielding.
- Plan and document verification activities in accordance with the program Systems Engineering Management Plan.
- Develop verification matrices, test plans, and evidence packages; maintain requirements traceability.
What they ask for
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or similar engineering or technical field.
- 3+ years of systems engineering, hardware qualification, or test and evaluation in aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated industries.
- Direct experience supporting environmental qualification testing of electronic or electromechanical hardware.
- U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- 5+ years in hardware qualification or environmental test engineering.
- Experience with DO-160, MIL-HDBK-310, environmental test labs, airworthiness programs, Foundry or Confluence, quality systems, or defense aircraft/UAS; active Secret clearance or higher.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-704, Jama, DOORS, Polarion, Microsoft Office
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