Electrical Test Technician, Air Dominance and Strike
About The Position
The Electrical Test Technician will join Anduril’s Air Dominance and Strike Electrical Engineering Team in Costa Mesa, California. The team develops high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms, spanning hardware, software, mission autonomy, flight-critical electronics, PCB assemblies, and FPGA-based processing architectures. In this role, the technician tests and troubleshoots harnesses and complex electronic systems in support of rapid avionics development. The position involves executing and analyzing test experiments, supporting test equipment builds and environmental setups, improving testing processes, repairing electronics, maintaining equipment, and documenting test procedures and results. Travel to test sites and external laboratories may be required.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of electronics testing experience in an R&D environment.
- Familiarity with executing ATP/QUAL testing.
- Familiarity with reading electrical system and component schematics.
- Familiarity with the product development life cycle, reliability, and compliance testing.
- Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, function generators, data acquisition equipment, and measurement sensors.
- Strong root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Ability to pivot quickly between tasks and prioritize simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- At least 8 years of electronics experience, including testing.
- Associate degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Technologies, or a related field.
- Familiarity with IPC Quality Standards, including IPC-610, IPC-620, J-STD, and other assembly and inspection standards.
- Experience with high-voltage and high-power testing, such as propulsion inverters and batteries.
- Experience with equipment calibration and metrology.
- Experience with electrical compliance testing, such as EMI/EMC testing.
Responsibilities
- Set up, execute, and analyze test experiments according to test procedures, and record findings in test records.
- Support builds of test harnesses, racks, and environmental setups.
- Improve and update test automation, consistency, and coverage according to engineering instructions.
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical, electronic, and integrated circuits to the component level.
- Maintain and calibrate electrical and/or mechanical test equipment.
- Create assembly instructions and bills of materials for test equipment and fixtures.
- Document test plans, user instructions, and manuals.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Travel to test sites and external laboratories as required.
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as available at little to no cost to employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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