About the position
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.
Responsibilities
- Assist with test, system checkouts, fly, and provide feedback on Altius for Test Engineering in Atlanta.
- Build, program, and maintain autonomous aircraft for flight.
- Work with Test Engineers on a variety of operational tasks that enable engineering, such as flight execution, material prep, or supporting test profiles by participating in our demonstrations.
- Assist with product installations at our test sites as needed.
- Assist Site Manager and onsite team with maintenance, including managing office supplies, cleaning, inventory management and equipment maintenance.
- Travel between test sites depending on testing requirements and team needs.
Requirements
- RC, RPIC, or Pilot-operator (PIC) experience on fixed wing commercial and/or defense Group 2 aircraft.
- Ability to get and maintain a FAA part 107 certificate, and FAA Part 61 ground school completion (as required).
- Ability to travel on an as needed basis.
- Familiarity with flight controllers and autopilot logic.
- Significant knowledge and understanding of National Airspace regulations and operating restrictions.
- Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to own a variety of tasks in an autonomous environment.
- Able to work extended hours as required.
- Strong customer service and organizational collaboration mentality.
- Small UAS maintenance experience.
- Willingness to travel approximately 60% of the time.
Nice-to-haves
- LiPO/LiON battery handling experience.
- Bachelors degree in aerospace, electrical, software, or mechanical engineering.
- Experience with developmental and operational test.
Benefits
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
