Aircraft RF Systems Integration Engineer

$140,000 - $215,000/Yr

Anduril Industries - Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Costa Mesa, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Aircraft RF Systems Integration Engineer at Anduril Industries is responsible for creating and maintaining test strategies and plans for various electronic warfare and RF products. This role involves characterizing wireless communication systems, conducting integration testing, and facilitating performance and environmental testing of systems. The engineer will also develop test standards, automate tests for enhanced coverage, and support field testing, ensuring the reliability and effectiveness of advanced military technologies.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electrical system test strategy and test plans for various Anduril Electronics Warfare (EW) and Radio Frequency (RF) products
• Characterize wireless communication systems and devices
• Analyze and drive coverage and analysis of failures observed in integration, characterization, and system level testing
• Integration testing of subassemblies and systems including RF and digital hardware, firmware, embedded software, and application software
• Facilitate electrical system performance, calibration, durability, and environmental testing of developmental components and systems per test plan
• Develop and maintain test standards, design and develop test equipment, or procure and handle purchased test capital equipment to support test readiness
• Support and perform field testing and act as a liaison to conduct ground and flight testing
• Leverage data analysis and existing tools to reproduce and characterize failures
• Automate tests to enhance test coverage and ensure reproducibility and repeatability

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on hardware, software, and/or system validation and verification testing
• Skilled with test equipment like multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers
• Familiar with Linux applications like command line (terminal) interface, creating and executing shell scripts, debug utilities, and general file system navigation
• Familiar with programming languages like Python or Matlab to perform data parsing, data analysis, and test automation
• Strong root cause analysis skills
• Ability to travel to and work at remote sites supporting test integration, commissioning, and training as required
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, communication, and organization skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• Must hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Nice-to-haves

• Familiar with wireless communication protocols and test methods
• Experience with RF integration
• Familiar with military and spectrum regulatory standards and test methods

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits (100% covered for employee, 90% for dependents)
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance (100% covered)
• 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
• Professional development stipend
• Daily meals and provisions in many offices
• Company-funded commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan (traditional and Roth)