Senior Instrumentation Engineer

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) Engineer will develop and implement instrumentation, telemetry, and data management systems for flight testing across multiple programs. The role works closely with Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Flight Sciences; Mission Systems; Aircraft Maintenance; UAS discipline engineers; customers; airworthiness specialists; and program managers to address complex flight-test challenges and inform safety and program decisions.

The engineer will design, fabricate, install, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and RF telemetry systems for experimental aircraft, including sensor installations, data paths, wire harnesses, and telemetry ground systems. The role also involves developing analytics-driven customer-facing products, interpreting data, and supporting go/no-go flight-test decisions. Travel from Anduril headquarters to test locations in California, Nevada, Texas, and Oregon may be required up to 50% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, Radar Systems or Data Science experience with a strong quantitative and mechanical-measurements foundation.
• At least 5 years of notable experience with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft.
• Exceptional data visualization skills and proficiency with analytical tools such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Simulink.
• Demonstrated expertise implementing high-channel-count mechanical measurement systems (for example, 100–400 measurands) and architecting RF telemetry for near-real-time control-room display.
• Proven experience implementing and troubleshooting grounding, bonding, and shielding solutions for analog-to-digital instrumentation signals in multi-band RF environments.
• Experience with composite and exotic-material installations across varying flight-test environments.
• Commitment to applying data science to real-world problems and translating technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with multidisciplinary teams and technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work extended hours as required and travel as required for test planning and execution.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science degree, or a Bachelor of Science degree plus 10 years of experience with flight-test instrumentation on various systems and high-gain aeronautical telemetry auto-tracking ground systems using commercial off-the-shelf software and hardware.
• At least 5 years of experience setting up and administering high-channel-count RF telemetry systems with the Interactive Analysis and Display System (IADS).
• Knowledge of best practices for implementing RF ground planes and architecting RF telemetry systems for maximum range on composite aircraft.
• Leadership experience mentoring less experienced discipline engineers and leading project teams on complex data-acquisition initiatives.
• Experience with data-at-rest, multi-domain encrypted storage devices on aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Decompose requirements using digital tools to select and install necessary flight-test instrumentation, and communicate analytical insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with UAS discipline engineers, customers, airworthiness subject-matter experts, and program managers on safety of test, safety of flight, strategic decisions, and speed-to-ramp.
• Lead technical investigations to diagnose instrumentation and RF telemetry issues and develop solutions that improve system reliability and efficiency.
• Design and implement analytics-driven customer-facing products that present system performance metrics, trend analysis, and other information across multiple platforms.
• Design, fabricate, and install flight-test instrumentation sensors, data paths, and equipment in experimental aircraft, including fabricating wire harnesses and routing them through aircraft structures.
• Perform test-instrument calibrations and pre-flight checks with discipline and manufacturing engineers, serving as an approving signatory for go/no-go flight-test decisions.
• Operate and maintain a telemetry auto-tracking ground system using commercial off-the-shelf software and hardware.
• Travel from Anduril headquarters to establish FTI and RF telemetry solutions at test locations in California, Nevada, Texas, and Oregon, up to 50% of the time.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior