Environmental Test Engineer

Anduril is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to radically evolve the capabilities of the United States and our allies. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact, come join Anduril and build the future of defense.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is an early-to-mid career role embedded within a high-tempo, multi-disciplinary engineering team. You will support end-to-end environmental and reliability test campaigns—including Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification, and reliability testing—for advanced optical payloads across air, ground, maritime, and space domains. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives on taking complex hardware from early proof-of-concept through to full-rate production.

What You’ll Do

• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team capable of executing static, dynamic, fatigue, thermal and vibration testing on all of Anduril’s product lines for the Imaging Division
• Test items ranging from small integrated electronics systems to full system level sensors and more
• Operate thermal chambers, shakers, data acquisition systems and structural test equipment as needed to satisfy test objectives
• Lead test design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
• Build test equipment, implement test automation, analyze failures and execute qualification campaigns
• Travel to test sites as needed. This includes local and out of state travel which could be a week or two at a time

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field
• Solid knowledge of climatic and dynamic testing
• Solid knowledge of environmental test instrumentation and data acquisition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good at working independently and with various teams and key stakeholders
• Must be capable of lifting at least 50 lbs for short periods of time
• Must be comfortable with hands on work and working in noisy environments including outdoors under adverse weather conditions
• Minimum BS in an engineering discipline
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Performed Environmental testing at previous job(s) for military and/or commercial industry
• Strong Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461
• Strong Knowledge of Shock & Vibration testing including fixture design and control strategies
• Strong knowledge of various instrumentation and data acquisition
• Generated MATLAB/Python scripting for test data automation and data processing
• Basic understanding of hoisting and lifting / rigging
• Knowledge on how to run and operate shakers, chambers, and other major test apparatus
• Environmental Stress Screening Principles
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards
• Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)