Project Engineer, Propulsion Test

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.

Anduril is seeking driven individuals to join our growing Test and Evaluation team. In the Project Engineering role, you will be heavily involved in new development and solving complex problems. You will be positioned at the intersection of a variety of critical teams that you will work with to help progress from initial concept through production‑ready. Your day‑to‑day focus will change often as you navigate a complex product development roadmap, but it should include opportunities such as developing a cross‑functional strategy, system integration, planning and program execution.

Anduril is a rapidly growing company, and the right person for this role should be able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with many competing priorities.

Candidates for this role should have extensive experience in flight test and DoD developmental efforts. They should be technically inclined and able to comfortably understand core engineering design principals. The right individual needs to be excited about the prospects of working on a growing team and will be expected to contribute from day one.

• Collaborate on integration, maintenance and testing strategies to achieve program objectives.
• Facilitate and coordinate all aspects of testing activities. Including but not limited to: personnel, equipment, datalinks, test facilities, and legal compliance.
• Support programs as a T&E CAM, tracking headcount and expenses.
• Oversee and guide all test and integration efforts at the system and subsystem levels.
• Communicate clearly, and in writing, all facets of a flight test program to include test plans, test procedures, flight cards and test reports.
• Work with multiple cross‑department organizations to plan test events and lead the successful execution of those test events.
• Participate in requirements development and design reviews with various engineering teams.
• Support safety review boards and test readiness reviews.
• Lead or contribute to RCA teams or initiatives.
• Facilitate/creation of associated system documentation (system manuals, checklists, acceptance procedures, etc).
• Responsibility and authority are equal with skills, experience, and program objectives.
• Coordinate project and test progress status, interface with program leadership, prepare and maintain technical and tactical level schedules and plans, and manage resource constraints.
• Support future T&E proposal efforts.
• Work closely with government personnel.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Test execution responsibilities, when needed, include T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on resource planning, conducting ground and flight testing, process improvement/development and participating in technical test reviews.
• Establish safe operational procedures and practices.

• A bachelor's degree or related technical discipline from an accredited institution and 8+ years test engineering experience.
• Ability to travel as required for planning and testing.
• Previous experience in SRM or liquid propulsion systems testing.
• Expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.
• Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expansive…