Senior Instrumentation Engineer

The role

You will implement instrumentation, telemetry, and data management systems for flight test on multiple programs. You will design, fabricate, and install sensors and data paths into experimental aircraft.

What you will do

• Conduct requirements decomposition to select and install flight test instrumentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with UAS engineers, customers, and program managers.
• Spearhead technical investigations to diagnose instrumentation and RF telemetry issues.
• Design and implement analytics-driven customer-facing products.
• Design, fabricate and install flight test instrumentation sensors and data paths into experimental aircraft.
• Perform test instrument calibrations and pre-flight checks.
• Operate and maintain a telemetry auto-tracking Ground System.
• Travel to establish FTI and RF telemetry solutions in California, Nevada, Texas, and Oregon.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field, or Radar Systems, Data Science experience with a strong quantitative and mechanical measurements fou
• 5+ years notable experience with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft.
• Proficiency in using analytical tools such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Simulink.
• Expertise in implementing high channel count mechanical measurement systems.
• Expertise in architecting RF telemetry for near real-time display in a control room.
• Track record of implementing and troubleshooting grounding, bonding, and shielding solutions for analog-to-digital instrumentation signals in multi-band RF environments.
• Experience with composite and exotic material installations across varying flight test environments.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Master of Science or B.S. plus 10 years experience with flight test instrumentation on various systems and high-gain, Aeronautical Telemetry Auto-tracking Ground System using COTS software and hardwar
• 5+ years experience setting up and administering high channel-count, RF telemetry systems with the Interactive Analysis and Display System (IADS).
• Knowledge of best practices for implementing RF ground planes and architecting RF telemetry systems for maximum RF range on composite aircraft systems.
• Leadership experience to mentor less experienced discipline engineers and lead project teams.
• Experience working with 'Data-at-rest' multi-domain, encrypted storage devices on aircraft.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.