Anduril
Field Network Technician, Maneuver Dominance
$113K–$155K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Feb 17, 2026
- Experience
- Extensive hands-on technical experience required; no number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline preferred.
About the job
Deploys and sustains autonomy-enabled UAV capabilities in remote environments while supporting vehicle testing, customer demonstrations, and mission operations.
What you'll do
- Stand up forward-deployed operations and support product employment and sustainment in austere environments.
- Support autonomy development through test events and customer demonstrations.
- Troubleshoot complex systems, train peers or customers, and coordinate with engineering teams and external customers.
What they ask for
- Hands-on technical experience in field operations, manufacturing, or testing, plus prior military or defense contractor experience in a relevant aircraft or network role.
- Understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors; experience with data-driven root cause analysis using logs.
- Operationally relevant deployment experience; ability to train peers or customers on product operation.
- Willingness to travel up to 80%, work extended hours, obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret clearance, and meet deployment health and medical requirements.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience with developmental weapon or missile systems, autonomy, air defense, propulsion, flight-line operations, or munitions controls.
Pay
$113,000 — $155,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Rust, MATLAB, IP Networking, MANET, SATCOM, Behavior Trees, CV models
AI focus
Supports development and testing of vehicle autonomy for UAVs, including autonomy-enabled operations.
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