andurilindustries
Integration and Test Engineer (Iron Bird), Omen
At a Glance
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Department
- Software
- Posted
- 2026-06-18T16:52:00-04:00
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Banking
- Defense
- Education
- Engineering
- Finance
- Media
- Regulatory
Benefits & Perks
ensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to empl
Requirements
5+ years experience in developing and operating HIL/HITL/Iron Bird or comparable environments for flight vehicles or complex autonomous systems
Experience with real-time simulation environments, hardware emulation, closed-loop test configurations, and HIL platforms (dSPACE, NI, Speedgoat, or similar)
Experience designing and building integration test benches including power distribution, signal routing, harnessing, and mechanical fixturing
Adept at working safely with high voltage systems, including integration, checkout and test
Strong test engineering foundation — DAQ setup and operation, sensor selection and installation, fluency in common communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, Serial), and command line interface (CLI)
Defense Industry background desirable
Compensation & Benefits
$146,000
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$194,000 USD
The 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:
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.
Responsibilities
Own the design, build, commissioning, and sustained operation of Iron Bird (HIL/HITL) environments for all vehicle configurations — enabling mission simulation, off-nominal testing, and failure injection
Design and maintain modular Iron Bird configurations with switchable hardware and emulation to enable flexible, subsystem-targeted testing
Develop, review, and execute right-sized test plans for Iron Bird integration activities, efficiently capturing and reporting learnings, and making recommendations as inputs to design
Support software release and regression testing through the Iron Bird environment
Lead component, subsystem, and system-level integration within Iron Bird environments
Focus on the safety of integration environments, ensuring that potential harm to team members is eliminated by design, with particular attention to high voltage, rotating machinery, and stored energy