Anduril
Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer
$112K–$149K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft. Preferred: 5+ years administering high-channel-count RF telemetry with IADS; or Master of Science, or B.S. and 10+ years in flight test instrumentation on COTS Telemetry Solutions.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, Radar Systems or Data Science experience with a strong quantitative and mechanical measurements foundation.
About the job
Designs, installs, tests, and troubleshoots flight-test instrumentation and RF telemetry systems for Group 5 unmanned aircraft, supporting flight-test decisions and data analysis.
What you'll do
- Select, design, fabricate, and install aircraft instrumentation, sensors, data paths, and wire harnesses; conduct calibrations and pre-flight checks.
- Diagnose instrumentation and RF telemetry issues, operate and maintain telemetry ground systems, and develop customer-facing performance analytics.
- Collaborate with engineering and program teams on test safety and decisions; travel to test locations up to 50% of the time.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, Radar Systems or Data Science experience with a strong quantitative and mechanical measurements foundation.
- 5+ years of experience with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft.
- Expertise implementing high-channel-count mechanical measurement systems and RF telemetry for near-real-time control-room display; experience troubleshooting grounding, bonding, and shielding in multi-band RF environments.
- Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance; able to work extended hours and travel as required.
Nice to have
- Master of Science, or B.S. and 10+ years of experience with flight test instrumentation on COTS Telemetry Solutions.
- 5+ years setting up and administering high-channel-count RF telemetry systems with IADS.
Pay
$112,000 — $149,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
IADS, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Simulink, COTS Telemetry Solutions
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