Anduril
Mission Operations Engineer
$112K–$149K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of operational, test, or program experience in a military and/or defense industry environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field; equivalent military or operational experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Own customer-facing mission operations for the Barracuda autonomous cruise missile program, supporting field tests and training, translating operator needs into product feedback, and growing sustainment and customer accounts.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute tests, demonstrations, and customer events, including range coordination, hardware readiness, training, safety, and debriefs.
- Train operators and translate their needs into engineering feedback, requirements, and updated tactics and training materials.
- Support fielded sustainment and customer accounts, including logistics, support models, and proposals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field; equivalent military or operational experience may substitute.
- 4+ years of operational, test, or program experience in a military and/or defense industry environment.
- Experience planning and executing field activity such as tests, exercises, demonstrations, deployments, or live-fire events.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance, with ability to obtain Top Secret access; must be a U.S. Person.
Nice to have
- Operational or test experience with cruise missiles, munitions, or precision strike weapons.
- Experience with autonomous or unmanned air systems and their launch, control, and mission planning systems.
Pay
$112,000 — $149,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Barracuda, Lattice OS
AI focus
No specific AI work is stated for this role.
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