Senior Manager, Test Engineering

Anduril • McHenry, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) is hiring an onsite Senior Manager, Test Engineering in its Production Operations organization at its manufacturing facility in McHenry, Mississippi. The facility includes research and development, case preparation, and solid rocket fuel manufacturing operations.

The role leads the test operations and engineering organization responsible for development, qualification, and production testing of solid rocket motors and related energetic hardware. It owns test planning, test-system readiness, safe execution of static-fire and related development tests, data quality, and the engineers supporting those campaigns. The manager partners with Ballistics, Manufacturing, Site Operations, Quality, Safety, and range partners to deliver test results that mature hardware and support production decisions while maintaining a strong safety culture in high-consequence energetic environments.

The position requires comfort working with and around potentially hazardous operations, exceptional attention to detail, and willingness to call a Stop Work when necessary. The role also requires adapting quickly to new challenges in an evolving business division. The successful candidate will lead and develop the team, establish test engineering practices and roadmaps, ensure compliance with applicable safety and regulatory requirements, and report readiness, safety, schedule, and technical risks to senior leadership and program teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of test engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or propulsion.
• 6+ years leading engineers or serving as a technical lead on energetic, ordnance, or solid rocket motor test programs.
• Demonstrated experience planning and supporting static-fire or equivalent high-consequence propulsion tests.
• Basic familiarity with major elements of DoD 4145 and AS9100.
• Mechanical aptitude and experience working with hand tools and standard industrial adhesives.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to adapt quickly to new software.
• Experience evaluating data and information and packaging inputs into polished presentations for senior and executive leaders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced organization with minimal oversight.
• High ownership mentality and willingness to tackle challenging problems.
• Physical ability to regularly climb stairs; frequently bend, stoop, kneel, twist, turn, and stand for extended periods; lift at least 40 pounds; and perform repetitive hand movements with a variety of tooling.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead the energetics test engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, setting priorities, and managing performance for engineers supporting solid rocket motor and related energetic testing.
• Own the test engineering roadmap for development, qualification, and production-acceptance testing of solid rocket motors and associated hardware.
• Direct development of test plans, procedures, instrumentation requirements, and success criteria for static-fire and related development and qualification tests.
• Ensure test stands, instrumentation, data acquisition, and safety systems are ready, documented, and maintained for scheduled test campaigns.
• Oversee real-time test support, data reduction, anomaly investigation, and formal test reporting in partnership with Propulsion and Quality.
• Coordinate schedules, constraints, and test-readiness reviews with range safety, Site Operations, and external test facilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in test efficiency, data integrity, instrumentation standards, and lessons learned across campaigns.
• Ensure compliance with DoD explosive safety standards, ATF requirements, ITAR, range safety, and site energetic-materials protocols.
• Support transition of test methods from R&D campaigns to repeatable production-acceptance testing as programs scale.
• Report test readiness, safety, schedule, and technical risk to senior leadership and program teams.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Design on testability, hardware interfaces, and post-test hardware disposition.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and call Stop Work when conditions warrant.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are part of Anduril’s total compensation package.
• 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