Production Test Engineer

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Anduril Battlespace Awareness Radar team develops state-of-the-art radar systems, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. 

ABOUT THE JOB

The Production team is seeking a Production Test Engineer to design, develop, & implement production systems for the manufacture and test of new radar products.  In this role, you will ensure that are production equipment delivers consistent results and products are tested to stringent standards while achieving production throughput requirements.  You will need to think creatively and come up with solutions to solve difficult problems and push to continuously improve our methods of automation, efficiency, user interfaces, and data analytics.  You will work closely with interdisciplinary technical teams to transition products from design prototype to full scale production.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop, maintain, and scale automated manufacturing and test equipment.  Provide hands on troubleshooting and resolve complex issues across mechanical, electrical, and software domains
• Determine assembly and test strategies that optimize product safety, product reliability, risk mitigation, FMEA coverage, and schedule.
• Improve and sustain existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage.
• Generate MES work instructions and user interfaces that can be easily followed by technician team. Train technicians on equipment use as required.
• Contribute feedback to early-stage design for manufacturing and test processes supporting early-stage products (NPI).  Collaborate with design engineers to provide feedback and recommendations for product enhancements based on outcomes.
• Analyze data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
• Must have a strong background of various measurement sensors, data acquisition, and data post processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, production, design engineering, and software engineering

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing automation, test and product sustainment.
• Familiarity with Python, Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW.
• Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced graduate degrees (Masters or PhD)
• Experience using and testing radar or other RF sensors and related electronics
• Experience with ESS-related testing (Thermal, Vibration, etc.)
• Experience in the testing of PCBA/electronic assemblies. Thorough knowledge of PCBA testing standards and methods.
• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.

US Salary Range$120,700—$181,050 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andu