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Uav operator

Anduril Industries

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United States , Costa Mesa

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Salary:

113000.00 - 155000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a member of the Maneuver Dominance Technical Operations team, you will serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy enabled UAVs. You will practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure that Anduril’s growing suite of capabilities achieve total mission success in austere, remote environments. To this end, you will be embedded within an air vehicle development program where you will leverage your operations and technical expertise to shape and deploy a solution of maximum effectiveness and reliability. Your scope will include standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensuring the successful combat employment of Anduril products, and shaping the long-term sustainment of these products. In addition, you will be a core participant in supporting the development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations closer to home.

Job Responsibility:

  • Serve as a bridge between product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy enabled UAVs
  • Practice extreme ownership of all dependencies to ensure that Anduril’s growing suite of capabilities achieve total mission success in austere, remote environments
  • Be embedded within an air vehicle development program to leverage operations and technical expertise to shape and deploy a solution of maximum effectiveness and reliability
  • Stand up forward-deployed operations in austere environments
  • Ensure the successful combat employment of Anduril products
  • Shape the long-term sustainment of these products
  • Be a core participant in supporting the development of vehicle autonomy by supporting test events and customer demonstrations closer to home

Requirements:

  • Extensive hands-on (field operations, manufacturing, or test) technical experience
  • Prior military or defense contractor experience as a manned or unmanned pilot/operator, Network technician, or Crew Chief/maintainer (Avionics, GNC, Electrical)
  • Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations in pursuit of mission success
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers
  • demonstrated ability to collect differing opinions and reconcile them in order to achieve agreement on what ‘right’ looks like
  • Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems using logs as a source of truth
  • Intermediate to advanced understanding and experience for some or all of the following: Computers
  • comfortable in a terminal environment, server management, developing or interacting with programming languages (e.g. Python, Rust, MATLAB)
  • IP Networking
  • Network Administration or Design, strong troubleshooting experience required
  • Radios
  • MANET, SATCOM, Backhual systems
  • Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product
  • Must have prior, operationally relevant, deployment experience
  • Willingness to travel up to 80% including occasional deployments for up to two months at a time
  • Able to work extended hours as required
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S.Top Secret security clearance
  • Able to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable.

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline
  • Hands-on professional experience working with developmental weapon or missile systems on manned and/or unmanned aircraft
  • Experience with one or more of: Autonomy
  • Behavior Trees, CV models, multi-vehicle operation
  • Ground-based air defense systems, either sensors or effectors
  • Operations and maintenance of air breathing propulsion systems
  • Aircraft or launch vehicle flight line operations
  • Munitions storage and handling controls
What we offer:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost
  • Income Protection: life and disability insurance
  • Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December
  • Caregiver & Wellness Leave
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers
  • Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7
  • Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
  • Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region
  • Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility
  • Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options
  • Highly competitive equity grants

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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