<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>Anduril’s autonomous systems programs demand rigorous flight test engineering to validate and deliver next-generation unmanned aerial capabilities. As Flight Test Engineering Lead, you will own the planning, execution, and reporting of flight test campaigns for autonomous aerial vehicles—from early developmental testing through operational evaluation with military customers.<br><br>This is a hands-on leadership role. You will lead a small team of test engineers while personally contributing to test design, vehicle operations, and data analysis. You will serve as the bridge between the engineering team designing the systems and the operational stakeholders who will employ them, ensuring that every capability delivered is rigorously tested, well-documented, and mission-ready.<br><br><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead a small team of flight test engineers, managing workload planning, priorities, and professional development</li> <li>Own the flight test campaign schedule from planning through post-test reporting, coordinating with the chief engineer and program leadership</li> <li>Serve as the primary interface between the test team and customer test authorities during joint test events and operational evaluations</li> <li>Make risk-informed decisions on test readiness, go/no-go criteria, and safety-of-flight matters in coordination with the flight test director</li> <li>Brief test results and vehicle status to program leadership and customer stakeholders</li> <li>Author and review flight test plans, test cards, and data reduction plans for developmental, integration, and operational test phases</li> <li>Define test points, flight envelopes, and success criteria for autonomous aerial vehicle capabilities</li> <li>Execute flight tests as test conductor or vehicle operator, including pre-flight checks, mission execution, and post-flight debrief</li> <li>Develop and maintain flight test instrumentation requirements, telemetry configurations, and data acquisition system setups</li> <li>