Environmental Test Engineer

Anduril Industries
Waltham, MA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to hands-on engineers with experience in military or commercial environmental testing, working in high-tempo, interdisciplinary teams across multiple domains.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of experience in climatic and dynamic testing for defense or commercial systems
    — “5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field”
  • Engineers who have led test design reviews and worked with vendors on hardware test plans
    — “Lead test design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans”
  • Individuals who can operate test equipment and handle physical demands like lifting 50 lbs
    — “Must be capable of lifting at least 50 lbs for short periods of time”

Things to consider

  • The role requires U.S. Person status due to access to export controlled data
    — “U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data”
  • Candidates must be prepared for local and out-of-state travel for extended periods
    — “Travel to test sites as needed. This includes local and out of state travel which could be a week or two at a time”

How to stand out

  • Highlight past experience in executing MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 tests in your resume and interviews
    — “Strong Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461”
  • Demonstrate proficiency in test automation using MATLAB or Python in your application materials
    — “Generated MATLAB/Python scripting for test data automation and data processing”
  • Showcase your ability to create high-quality engineering drawings that meet industry standards
    — “CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful qualification campaigns
  • reliable test equipment
Typical background
engineeringtesting

Skills & requirements

Required

Environmental TestingThermal And Vibration TestingData Acquisition SystemsTest Equipment Building

Preferred

Mil-std-810Mil-std-461Shock & Vibration Testing

Stack & domain

Climatic TestingDynamic TestingEnvironmental Test InstrumentationData AcquisitionThermal ChambersShakersData Acquisition SystemsStructural Test EquipmentTest Design ReviewsHardware Test PlansTest AutomationFailure AnalysisQualification CampaignsMil-std-810Mil-std-461Shock & Vibration TestingFixture DesignCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAdaptabilityIndependenceStakeholder ManagementDefenseOptical PayloadsAirGroundMaritimeSpace DomainsHardware Testing

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

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 a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to radically evolve the capabilities of the United States and our allies. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact, come join Anduril and build the future of defense.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is an early-to-mid career role embedded within a high-tempo, multi-disciplinary engineering team. You will support end-to-end environmental and reliability test campaigns—including Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification, and reliability testing—for advanced optical payloads across air, ground, maritime, and space domains. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives on taking complex hardware from early proof-of-concept through to full-rate production.

What You’ll Do

Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team capable of executing static, dynamic, fatigue, thermal and vibration testing on all of Anduril’s product lines for the Imaging Division

Test items ranging from small integrated electronics systems to full system level sensors and more

Operate thermal chambers, shakers, data acquisition systems and structural test equipment as needed to satisfy test objectives

Lead test design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans

Build test equipment, implement test automation, analyze failures and execute qualification campaigns

Travel to test sites as needed. This includes local and out of state travel which could be a week or two at a time

Required Qualifications

5+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field

Solid knowledge of climatic and dynamic testing

Solid knowledge of environmental test instrumentation and data acquisition

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Good at working independently and with various teams and key stakeholders

Must be capable of lifting at least 50 lbs for short periods of time

Must be comfortable with hands on work and working in noisy environments including outdoors under adverse weather conditions

Minimum BS in an engineering discipline

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Performed Environmental testing at previous job(s) for military and/or commercial industry

Strong Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461

Strong Knowledge of Shock & Vibration testing including fixture design and control strategies

Strong knowledge of various instrumentation and data acquisition

Generated MATLAB/Python scripting for test data automation and data processing

Basic understanding of hoisting and lifting / rigging

Knowledge on how to run and operate shakers, chambers, and other major test apparatus

Environmental Stress Screening Principles

CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards

Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)

US Salary Range$129,000—$171,000 USDThe 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 business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

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Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

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By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

Source: Anduril Industries careers (Greenhouse)

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