
Manufacturing Test Engineer, Electronic Warfare
Irvine · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 129,000-171,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Sep 24, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Irvine · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 129,000-171,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril's Manufacturing team is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to join the Electromagnetic Warfare team.
- The EW Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for Electromagnetic Warfare.
Responsibilities
- Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
- Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
- Improve and sustain existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage (DfM).
- Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES and train technicians on equipment use as required.
- Develop library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guide/diagrams for fast issue resolution.
- Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
- Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
- Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
- Execute testing as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
- Familiarity with Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW, and NixOS.
- Experience with contract manufacturers in the testing of PCBA/electronic assemblies.
- Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
- Strong root cause analysis skills of non-conforming hardware.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Familiar with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)
- Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
- Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD clearance
Preferred qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Pursuing a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization.
- Experience with test automation, PCBA design, and mechanical design.
- Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.
- Experience with ESS-related testing (Thermal, Vibration, etc.)
- Active Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
Skills
- Linux
- Ubuntu
- LabVIEW
- NixOS
- Python
- MATLAB
- USB
- Ethernet
- RS232
- RS485
- PCIe
- HDMI
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