Anduril
Flight Test Engineer - Advanced Effects (Missiles)
$101K–$154K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years as a test conductor/director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
About the job
Plans, conducts, analyzes, and reports developmental ground and flight tests for aircraft weapon and missile systems, including subsystem integration and certification.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute system-level testing of hardware and software, including ground and flight tests.
- Collect test data, conduct initial analysis, and investigate issues; coordinate with program and engineering teams on requirements and results.
- Prepare test plans, test cards, technical updates, and reports; conduct testing at private and government-owned ranges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent engineering experience.
- 3+ years as a test conductor/director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
- Test engineering experience with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft, including requirements development, planning, execution, and reporting.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience working with the Department of Defense (DoD).
- Prior experience with software code/script building, Linux-based systems, or command line.
Pay
$101,000 — $154,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-8591, MIL-STD-2088, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, AS8775, AS5653, Go, Java
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