Anduril Industries Integration & Test (HITL) Lead owns test infrastructure to validate Mission Systems payload and autonomy behavior before deployment. Leads hardware-in-the-loop benches and defines test strategy across simulation and real hardware.
Responsibilities
Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience will be key in making sure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed to ensure success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
Own HITL bench architecture, build-out, and operation for payload and autonomy testing.
Define test strategy spanning unit, SITL, HITL, and at-sea validation.
Build hardware and software simulators for payloads, sensors, and vehicle subsystems.
Develop automated regression suites that run against real hardware.
Own test instrumentation, data capture, and results analysis tooling.
Lead test execution for payload integration campaigns and support at-sea events.
Drive defect triage and root cause analysis from test findings back into engineering.
Set test coverage standards and define what must pass before hardware goes to sea.
Travel up to 30% to test sites and at-sea events.
Responsible/own requirements validation and traceability matrix
Making sure milestones/boxes are checked
Qualification
7+ years in test engineeringAbility to obtain and maintain a UBackground with roboticsFamiliarity with test instrumentation$167
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or computer science discipline, or equivalent.
7+ years in test engineering, integration and test, or test infrastructure development.
Demonstrated ownership of a hardware-in-the-loop environment for a complex system.
Strong software skills — Python plus C++ or Rust — for test automation and simulators.
Experience building simulators or emulators that stand in for real hardware.
Hands-on hardware instrumentation and lab debugging experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred
Experience leading a test team or test function.
Background with robotics, autonomous vehicle, aerospace, or maritime test environments.
Experience with automated regression against hardware in CI.
Familiarity with test instrumentation, DAQ systems, and data analysis pipelines.
Experience in defense programs with formal verification or qualification test requirements.
$167,000—$212,000 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 Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: