Anduril
Forward Deployed Engineer, Air Defense (FDE)
$113K–$155K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Feb 19, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant problem-solving experience.
- Education
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or related technical field (preferred).
About the job
Deploys and supports air defense systems in the field, resolving technical issues and improving products with engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Conduct field maintenance, customer support, and training for military air defense projects.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and networking issues; perform incident response and root-cause analysis.
- Support operational and logistics planning, maintain system support plans and documentation, and communicate field issues.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of problem-solving experience in unstructured environments involving hardware, software, and networking.
- Ability to climb towers to install, maintain, and repair sensor equipment and components.
- Mechanical aptitude and experience maintaining tower structures and repairing site infrastructure such as generators, solar power systems, and hydraulic systems.
- Ability to travel to remote regions for up to two months at a time (up to 80% of the year), relocate to Costa Mesa if not local, and be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret/Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or related technical field; Network+ and Linux+ or equivalent experience.
- Tower climbing certifications or experience with Fiber and RF systems, power cable termination, specialized equipment, operational logistics, or military/overseas contracting.
Pay
$113,000 — $155,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Lattice OS, cameras, radars, Pan Tilt Units (PTU), generators, solar power systems, hydraulic systems, Linux+
AI focus
No specific AI work is described for this role.
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