Anduril Industries

Defense Technology

FlightTestOperator

$115–165k ~AI est. Costa Mesa, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Flight Test Operator at Anduril Industries. Skills: Flight test operations, Autonomous aircraft, Test engineering support. Assist with test. Assist with system checkouts”

Industry & Context.

Defense Technology
Eligibility Requirements

Ability to travel, Ability to travel 60%, Work extended hours

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

RC, RPIC, or PIC experience, Fixed wing commercial/defense Group 2 aircraft, FAA part 107 certificate, FAA Part 61 ground school completion, National Airspace regulations knowledge, Small UAS maintenance experience

Nice to Have

LiPO/LiON battery handling experience, Bachelors degree in aerospace, electrical, software, or mechanical engineering, Developmental and operational test experience

What You'll Do.

Assist with system checkouts

Provide feedback on Altius

Build autonomous aircraft

Program autonomous aircraft

Maintain autonomous aircraft

Work with Test Engineers

Support flight execution

Support material prep

Support test profiles

Participate in demonstrations

Assist with product installations

Manage office supplies

Manage equipment maintenance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Test team members; Cross-department Altius programs; Test Engineers; Onsite team

Communication Scope

Interpersonal skills

Full Job Description

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. This position will be filled with a highly motivated Flight Test Operator with a passion for flying small uncrewed fixed wing aircraft in support of flight test operations. You will work heavily with test team members in a wide spectrum of cross-department Altius programs to help assist the team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever. The role will be responsible for assisting program leads, planning, coordination, execution of flight test operations. The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril works across the entire spectrum of products and business lines, as well as all flight operations and test range management. Our team conducts full system level development testing, new production acceptance testing, sub-component qualification testing and much more. In short, if it involves test, we support it. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity. WHAT YOU’LL DO Assist with test, system checkouts, fly, and provide feedback on Altius for Test Engineering. Build, program, and maintain autonomous aircraft for flight. Work with Test Engineers on a variety of operational tasks t

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