Associate Technical Director of Test & Evaluation, Mission Autonomy

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Do you want to be a leader on Anduril's Test & Evaluation team to determine how we test autonomous software systems for our jet and missiles portfolio? This is the opportunity for you. 

Air Dominance and Strike is one of Anduril's fastest growing divisions whose goal is to reshape the way peer to peer conflicts are fought. This division is responsible for the development, delivery, and sustained operations of Anduril's autonomy software that runs onboard robotic air vehicles and enables collaborative mission execution.

We are seeking an Associate Technical Director of Test and Evaluation Engineering that will be responsible for shaping how we test our Mission Autonomy software within Air Dominance and Strike. The ideal candidate has proven experience leading complex autonomous vehicle software system development test. This candidate will work heavily with the program leadership and a wide spectrum of cross-departments focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever.

The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril is integral to our mission, ensuring that every product meets the highest standards of performance and reliability. Our team specializes in a broad spectrum of testing activities, including developmental testing using surrogate vehicles. We are at the forefront of testing approaches, particularly in the domain of mission autonomy systems. As we expand, we're seeking a methodical engineer who is prepared to tackle the challenges of mission autonomy testing and contribute to the iterative development and refinement of our autonomous systems, including Fury, Anduril's Group 5 UAS. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Engage with customer on Anduril’s test and evaluations approaches, while establishing and implementing process to deliver software downrange as real-time as possible
• Prove out software and mission autonomy infrastructure, taking software test environments from months to weeks
• Think outside the box - define development, test and verification strategies that align with Anduril principles, working closely with Anduril’s leadership team to shape, capture and expand Anduril’s operation
• Develop requirements, communicate test campaign schedule and progress, establish test campaign gates and milestones, and discuss test results to include collected data and observations
• Work with the lead test engineer(s) for mission autonomy (software and hardware) for development, certification and integration tests of the systems and subsystems
• Collaborate with compliance and certification teams (internal and external) to allow seamless test execution for test strategies aligned with leadership
• Engage with engineering and test team to rapidly iterate and develop mission autonomy software in a collaborative environment
• In order to be successful at Anduril, our engineering leaders need to be fluent in problem analysis, systems design, and rapid development
• Directly support the Growth and Proposal team during contract shaping, capture, and expansion
• Direct all engineering activities to include team building, execution, process, and technical oversight strategies and test and evaluation creative solutions to achieve program objectives

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong technical program management background with previous experience leading teams
• Operational background that has worked in the Commercial space
• A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• 10+ years of experience as a technical lead working with software systems validation and mission autonomy
• Experience with systems engineering, Department of Defense (DoD) program processes (EVM, MIL-STD-881 etc.), and systems used within programs that deliver software to vehicles
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