Project Engineer and Site Lead, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril is hiring a Project Engineer to manage its Collaborative Combat Aircraft developmental test site in Victorville. The role aligns test operations, maintenance, and test engineering to meet program objectives, and is expected to establish standards that can be applied to future programs. It requires leadership across program stakeholders, sound technical judgment, and intuition for aircraft modification, maintenance, and operations to ensure airworthiness and engineering adequacy.

The position leads test engineering, maintenance, and operations at the assigned site, with accountability to the Head of Test for safe, efficient, and technically adequate operations. The Project Engineer builds teams and processes, oversees aircraft configuration and operational readiness, approves maintenance and test plans, and leads technical problem solving and investigations. The role involves ground, taxi, and flight test activities and may require extended hours and travel.

Requirements

• 8–15 years of experience in aircraft, weapons, or missile systems development and test.
• Hands-on experience with test, maintenance, and/or test stands.
• Test engineering experience with developmental systems for manned and/or unmanned aircraft, including requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting.
• Ability to quickly understand and accurately apply new concepts, and to organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases to determine an appropriate approach.
• Ability to work extended hours as required.
• Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.
• Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-level security clearance.
• Leadership experience building and scaling teams and processes.
• Comfort working with safety-critical systems and operations.
• Experience building hardware and putting it into operation.

Nice To Haves

• Aircraft operations, maintenance, and/or pilot experience.
• Homebuilt aircraft or A&P experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead test engineering, maintenance, and operations for the Victorville test site.
• Ensure the technical adequacy, safety, and effectiveness of ground, taxi, and flight testing at the site.
• Drive efficient operations while balancing speed, rigor, and safety.
• Build teams and processes to optimize and scale site operations.
• Set standards for work quality, professionalism, and safety.
• Lead technical problem solving, root-cause and corrective-action (RCCA) investigations, and troubleshooting.
• Use hands-on troubleshooting, data review, system analysis, and process review to solve problems.
• Approve maintenance and test plans.
• Direct aircraft configuration and ensure readiness for operations.
• Maintain accountability to the Head of Test for safe, efficient, and technically adequate site operations.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as comprehensive and competitive and available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed