Anduril
Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 10-14+ years in system-level test and evaluation; 8+ years in a technical leadership or test lead capacity.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience considered. Advanced degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Active or immediately eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance; eligibility for Top Secret/SCI strongly preferred.
About the job
Serves as Connected Warfare’s senior technical authority on test and evaluation, guiding verification strategy and resolving cross-system test challenges across its portfolio.
What you'll do
- Review and strengthen test strategies, plans, execution approaches, and reports across concurrent programs.
- Mentor and provide technical escalation support to Staff and Lead Test Engineers; help reuse test infrastructure, tooling, and lessons across programs.
- Support test readiness and milestone reviews, customer acceptance events, cross-program metrics, root-cause investigations, and technical design reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience considered.
- 10-14+ years in system-level test and evaluation of integrated hardware/software systems, including 8+ years in technical leadership or test lead capacity.
- Experience across the full test lifecycle and multiple relevant systems, including reviewing and strengthening other teams’ test approaches and documentation.
- Strong experience with RF communications, tactical datalinks, and networked C2 systems in DoD operational environments; familiarity with DoD and industry test processes, including MIL-STD protocols.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
- Prior multi-program DoD Test Lead experience; knowledge of EMI/EMC, environmental and power/avionics standards, test automation, CI/CD, HIL, or austere operational testing.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
HITL, HIL/SIL, RF communications, tactical datalinks, networked C2, MIL-STD, CI/CD
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