Technical Operations Engineer - Air Systems

$112,000 - $168,000/Yr

Anduril Industries - Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Costa Mesa, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Technical Operations Engineer - Air Systems at Anduril Industries plays a crucial role in bridging product engineering and deployed operations. This position focuses on ensuring the success of Anduril's capabilities in challenging environments by leveraging technical expertise and operational knowledge. The engineer will be embedded within an air vehicle development program, responsible for establishing forward-deployed operations, ensuring effective combat employment of products, and participating in customer demonstrations and test events.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations.
• Practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure mission success.
• Stand up forward-deployed operations in austere environments.
• Ensure successful combat employment of Anduril products.
• Shape the long-term sustainment of products.
• Participate in customer demonstrations and test events.

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on technical experience in field operations, manufacturing, or testing.
• Hands-on experience with UAVs or equivalent military experience as a UAV operator, maintenance technician, or Crew Chief.
• Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors.
• Ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers.
• Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems.
• Strong computer and documentation experience.
• Ability to train peers or customers on product operation.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%, including occasional deployments for up to two months.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft.
• Experience with ground-based air defense systems, either sensors or effectors.
• Operations and maintenance of airbreathing propulsion systems.
• Aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations experience.
• Experience developing code in higher-level languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for analytical modeling and data reduction.

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits with 100% coverage for employees and 90% for dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril.
• Generous company holiday calendar and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support including fertility and adoption coverage.
• Free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching.
• Professional development stipend available to all employees.
• Daily meals and provisions in many offices.
• Company-funded commuter benefits based on region.
• Relocation assistance depending on role eligibility.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan options.