Software Test Engineer, Intelligence Systems

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 Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

We are looking for a Test Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, Virginia. In this role you will be responsible for testing custom developed software solutions and user‑facing software in both a traditional desktop environment and on embedded and custom hardware devices. This role may include writing, maintaining, and executing detailed test plans, and owning testing methodologies across multiple projects.

You will analyze test results, support prioritization and decision making, as well as identify areas for improvement. You will often need to find creative solutions to create reproducible testing scenarios and environments. The data you collect may support both finding and fixing bugs, identifying useful new features, and enabling the mission operations for our solutions.

• Work directly with project managers to write, maintain, and execute tests for full‑stack software and user‑facing software on custom and embedded hardware
• Develop creative testing approaches that ensure reusability and provide data to characterize the performance of custom solutions
• Work with existing teams to maintain and update existing testing plans
• Be able to work, in detail, across multiple projects’ testing needs
• Help ensure that shipped software is of high quality and free of defects
• Drive end‑to‑end test management and deliver clear, concise reports to cross‑functional and program teams
• Execute and analyze simulations including simulated operational environments
• Report to the overall software lead for the project
• Coordinate with other software team leads, engineering leads, and external teams or subcontractors as needed

• 5+ years of experience in full‑stack software testing
• Deep experience with managing complex test plans against evolving software baselines
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• Experience working in constrained development environments, including air‑gapped systems
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute test plans for complex systems
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph

• 7+ years of experience in full‑stack software testing, with experience testing embedded systems
• 3+ years building and executing automated tests
• Test experience at all levels of the software stack, from databases to GUI frameworks including but not limited to C, C++, React, .NET, and Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with various testing regimes from unit‑tests to user‑tests
• Strong focus on security and user experience

US Salary Range: $138,000 – $207,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or…