Air Vehicle Systems Engineer, Hardware Verification, Integration & Validation

About this role

Anduril Industries seeks a Hardware Verification & Validation Systems Engineer to lead qualification testing and verification activities for Group 5 autonomous aircraft throughout the product lifecycle. The role involves planning and executing environmental and compliance testing, managing requirements traceability, and ensuring hardware meets system-level requirements before fielding.

What you'll do

• Plan and execute hardware verification activities including design verification testing (DVT), environmental qualification, and production acceptance testing
• Develop verification cross-reference matrices (VCRMs), test plans, and evidence packages aligned with the Systems Engineering Management Plan
• Manage requirements traceability from system-level requirements through component-level verification evidence
• Conduct or witness environmental testing at qualification labs (vibration, thermal, altitude, EMI/EMC, etc.) per MIL-STD specifications
• Evaluate qualification test reports, certificates of conformance, and supplier technical data for compliance
• Apply Qualification by Similarity (QBS) methodology to assess COTS/MOTS hardware and identify verification gaps

What they're looking for

• MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-464 environmental and electromagnetic standards
• Hardware environmental qualification testing and test lab coordination
• Requirements management tools (Jama, DOORS, Polarion)
• Systems engineering V-model and verification methodology
• DO-160 avionics environmental standards
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for compliance matrices and technical documentation
• Qualification by Similarity (QBS) assessments
• Requirements traceability and verification planning