Manufacturing Test Engineer

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.

Job Overview:
We are seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to join Anduril, working in a cutting-edge start-up environment to advance the state-of-the-possible in subsea robotics. The Manufacturing Test Engineer will be charged with developing and implementing high-fidelity, automated test processes on both the component and system level. Working closely with engineering staff and a team of skilled electro-mechanical technicians, this role is key to advancing our testing capabilities to ensure the highest levels quality are achieved as we continue drive scalability into our production operations.

About the Team
Anduril’s Manufacturing team is producing the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles globally at rate. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns production readiness and process engineering across the Undersea Dominance product range — from core vehicle platform to specialised mission payloads, spanning mechanical and electrical hardware build through to full system integration & test.

About the Job
You will own the test software, automation and tooling that proves every Dive-XL vehicle works before it leaves the building — the Python frameworks that drive instruments and vehicle hardware, the operator-facing GUIs that make complex test sequences safe and repeatable under production pressure, and the interlocks that protect people and product when the system is commanding real high-voltage DC. You will also own the infrastructure underneath: NixOS-based station builds, test result flow into MES, and the configuration management that keeps a fleet of test stations reproducible and rollback-safe. If you thrive hands-on — oscilloscopes and protocol analysers as often as a code editor — in a fast-paced environment where the architecture is yours to build, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Build a broad range of test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - PCBA bring up, electrical boxes/bottles bring-up, system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.

• Develop, execute, and manage test eco-system to de-risk hardware and ensure product meets target reliability levels and ultimate design intent.

• Perform hands-on and data-driven root cause analysis of electromechanical subsystems utilizing structured problem solving methodologies.

• Design, implement and maintain semi-automated testing equipment/protocols for subsystem characterization and testing.

• Diagnose production test issues hands-on as fist point of contact for test technicians. Isolate the failure mode, work with Electrical Design and Software when escalation is needed.

• Collaborate with the design/systems team throughout product development cycles to perform risk assessments, maintain ownership of test deployment activities in production, oversee technician training, burn down bug fixes/improvements as needed.

• Produce and maintain testing logs/data, develop library of error codes with troubleshooting logic/diagrams for fast issue resolution.

• Generate controlled test instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES or other test execution systems.

• Optimize test design and execution of full system “end of line” factory acceptance test (FAT) of AUVs

• Design and execution of PCBA and electrical system components with hands on testing and rework as necessary

REQUIRED QUALIFIACTIONS

• Degree in Software, Computer, Electrical, Mechatronic or related field, or equivalent work experience

• Experience in hardware testing and automated test systems (LabVIEW, Test Stand, etc.)

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Matlab, SHELL, or others

• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc

• 3+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably test design of electro-mechanical hardware in a manufacturing environment

• Are well versed with complex electromechanical systems and are passionate about understanding what it takes to make them work reliably

• Have experience developing full system test plans and know how to execute them on fast-paced product development timelines

• Have experience with programming/testing a wide range of sensors, actuators, and electrical components

• Can prototype and run your own tests, from experimental setup to hardware and software implementation

• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government NV2 Security Clearance (Australian citizen).

PREFERRED QUALIFIACTIONS

• Experience in sub-sea robotics or AUV/UUV industries

• Familiar with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)

• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills or adapt to new situations. Un-phased by challenges that go beyond the traditional comfort zone or work experience. Multidisciplinary approach to problem solving

• Comfortable with high project ownership under technical and schedule pressure, particularly where the scope and definition are limited…

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