Anduril
Senior Design Validation Engineer, Intelligence Systems
$161K–$212K
Reston, Virginia, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years; hardware design validation, test engineering, or hardware product development with substantial validation responsibility.
About the job
Own end-to-end validation of custom hardware designs, from planning tests and building fixtures to executing lab verification and documenting results.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute validation campaigns, mapping design requirements to tests, pass/fail criteria, and electrical standards.
- Build custom test fixtures and supporting software/firmware, configure test equipment, and conduct lab verification across digital, analog, RF, and high-power domains.
- Analyze validation failures, coordinate corrective actions with design teams, and document results for program milestones and customer deliverables.
What they ask for
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- 7+ years of professional experience in hardware design validation, test engineering, or hardware product development with substantial validation responsibility.
- Experience authoring and executing design validation plans against written requirements.
- Hands-on proficiency with electronic test equipment; ability to interpret schematics and PCB layouts; experience developing test fixtures and supporting automation software/firmware.
Nice to have
- Experience with MIL-STD-810 or MIL-STD-461 qualification or EMI/EMC test campaigns.
- Experience with signal integrity and power integrity validation, test automation, or designs for harsh or deployed environments.
Pay
$161,000 — $212,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB
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