Anduril Industries
Manufacturing Test Engineer, Test Automation
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Manufacturing Test Engineer to design and implement automated test procedures for advanced autonomous underwater vehicles in a rapidly scaling production environment. You'll develop testing capabilities across subsystems and full platforms, collaborate with engineering and technician teams, and ensure product reliability through hands-on analysis and structured problem-solving.
What you'll do
- Develop automated test procedures and capabilities across manufacturing from component validation to system-level acceptance testing
- Design and implement semi-automated testing equipment and protocols for subsystem characterization and reliability/environmental testing
- Perform hands-on root cause analysis of electromechanical subsystems using structured problem-solving methodologies
- Collaborate with design and systems teams throughout product development to assess risks and oversee test deployment in production
- Create and maintain test logs, error code libraries, and troubleshooting documentation for technician teams
- Generate controlled test processes for MES and test execution systems that technicians can easily follow
What they're looking for
- Python, Matlab, SHELL, or similar programming languages
- Hardware communication protocols (USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN)
- Automated test systems design and implementation
- Electromechanical subsystem testing and characterization
- Test plan development and execution under schedule pressure
- Sensor, actuator, and electrical component programming/testing
- Data-driven root cause analysis and troubleshooting
- MES/PLM/TES systems familiarity (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with equity grants
- Comprehensive benefits package at little to no cost to employees
- Work on cutting-edge subsea robotics and autonomous systems
- Highly collaborative, innovative team environment
- Opportunity to own technical projects with significant scope
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience developing automated test procedures for electromechanical systems and how you've ensured their scalability in manufacturing.
- Walk us through a complex hardware debugging scenario you've encountered—what methodologies did you use to identify root cause?