Ladar System Integration and Test Engineer

ANDURIL INDUSTRIES•Boulder, CO

45d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Imaging team develops state-of-the-art imaging systems across both hardware and software, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The team is heavily involved in utilizing computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data to give our war fighters and allies an advantage. ABOUT THE JOB Anduril is developing and building new lidar product lines in Boulder, CO. Our work ranges between rolling out new prototypes to transitioning to production, and we're looking for someone to join our team who enjoys: working in the lab to build, align and test prototype systems; developing and executing alignment, integration and test plans and detailed procedures; working with a production team to transition new products into low rate initial production; and learning quickly to take on new challenges that this small team will solve in a fast paced environment. The I&T Engineer will be someone with broad, multidisciplinary experience who is able to learn quickly to solve a wide variety of challenges!

Requirements

5+ years of related experience in industry and/or graduate school working with EO imaging systems, lasers, and/or lidar systems with an engineering background in disciplines such as electrical engineering, optical engineering, or mechanical engineering.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal oversight in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Experience transitioning a hardware system from prototype to low rate production.
Experience with environmental safety practices, including laser safety.
Experience participating in system buy-off or deployment including field testing, acceptance testing, and system verification and validation
Demonstrated ability to give technical presentations and provide written reports and documentation.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with, developing and/or testing lasers and lidar, imaging optical systems, pointing mechanisms and controls, and electrical subsystems.
Experience with opto-mechanical assembly and alignment.
Experience with optical assembly, bonding and alignment.
Experience with developing and maintaining software for test automation, data analytics, and report generation.
Experience with electrical system assembly and testing using DMMs, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc. Familiarity with working with ESD sensitive hardware.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute all integration and test activities of EO systems ranging from prototypes to low rate initial production.
Responsible for alignment, testing and calibration of precision optical, electrical and mechanical systems and subsystems.
Responsible for Boulder test facilities and infrastructure, including: calibration of test equipment, inventory management for system builds, AS9100 implementations for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development product phase.
Work with production manufacturing and quality engineers to develop product Assembly, Integration and Test processes and procedures for a New Product Introduction.
Develop alignment and assembly test plans. Perform and oversee alignments and assembly for refinement and red lining of test plans.
Identify and troubleshoot hardware and test anomalies independently. Document anomalies with test results and initial debug results for presentation to larger team.
Lead environmental testing campaign by writing test plans and procedures. executing the test program, and working hand-in-hand with our environmental test SMEs and external vendors to ensure successful completion of the test campaign.
Act as a local Laser Safety Officer, and consult on laser safety topics across the company.

Benefits

US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.