At Anduril we are developing unmanned aerial systems capable of terminal guidance, long range intelligence collection, precision relative and global navigation, and unsupervised autonomy. The Test and Evaluation team works across the entire spectrum of products ranging from Lattice Ghost UAS, Sentry Tower, cUAS, missile, Fury and many of our other platforms.

As a Group 5 Test Pilot, you will support the development and field testing of Anduril’s largest and most powerful Unmanned Aerial System products. In this role, you will prepare aircraft for flight, conduct flight tests as the test pilot, and support the test engineering team throughout the lifecycle of the developmental aircraft.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate closely with Flight Test Engineers and Discipline Engineers to develop safe, effective, and efficient test procedures, evaluate system and test safety, and verify the functional design of the system.
• Participate in ground and flight testing of developmental aircraft to determine compliance with specifications, validate airworthiness, and assess operational suitability.
• Assist in developing system test procedures and engage in laboratory and surrogate open-air environment testing.
• Serve as a guiding member within the Test and Evaluation team, regularly interfacing with the T&E lead, T&E Technical Director, Chief Test Pilot, Lead Flight Test Engineer, and customer representatives.
• Take direct responsibility for the safe flight of the aircraft and act as an advisor during safety reviews, design reviews, and airworthiness reviews.
• Expand the mission envelope by pushing the boundaries of safe and normal flight.
• Support Fury flight tests as a surrogate and chase pilot, flying high-performance jet aircraft in demanding roles including photo/video, air data pacer, and safety chase across the flight envelope.
• Participate in flight operations and help direct the flight test program.
• Collaborate with other test pilots to approve control station configurations, author flight procedures, develop and verify emergency procedures, and support test team and control room training.
• Review test procedures, flight test plans, flight test cards, operating limitations, flight test schedules, support documents, and ground handling documents in preparation for ground and flight testing.
• Attend system design and configuration control meetings, providing input to resolve change requests and determining change priority, timelines, and test verification requirements leading up to software releases and aircraft block changes.
• Develop creative solutions to technical and execution challenges, acting with a bias for action and engaging your team to solve problems efficiently.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of a U.S. military test pilot school (TPS) or meet DCMAINST 8210.1 series alternate education and experience qualifications for contractor UA pilot/operator.
• 5+ years experience as a Group 5 UAV pilot.
• 2,000 hours Pilot-in-Command time or 500 hours in unmanned aircraft.
• Qualifying hours must include 200 hours Pilot-in-Command during engineering flight test and 10 hours during experimental flight test.
• Commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating.
• FAA Class 2 Medical, renewed annually.
• One of the following education and experience combinations:
• Undergraduate or higher degree in aerospace-related engineering or scientific discipline plus one year of applicable engineering test flight experience.
• Undergraduate or higher degree in other engineering or scientific discipline plus two years of applicable engineering test flight experience.
• Non-engineering undergraduate or higher degree plus three years of applicable engineering test flight experience.
• No degree plus four years of applicable engineering test flight experience.
• Ability to travel as required to support off-site aircraft testing.
• Strong ability to quickly understand new concepts, apply them accurately, organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases, and determine appropriate approaches to complex problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, especially regarding technical subjects and authoring technical documents supporting safe aircraft operation.
• Experience authoring flight manuals and technical documentation necessary to operate developmental aircraft and delivering configuration-controlled publications to customers.
• Proficiency with basic MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; capable of performing complex tasks.
• Willingness to work extended and irregular hours.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years experience as a Group 5 UAV pilot working with developmental aircraft.
• 2,000 hours Pilot-in-Command time or 500 hours in unmanned aircraft.
• ATP certificate with Class 1 medical.
• Certified Flight Instructor / Instrument.

Mission Summary:

As a Technical Lead Manager at Motional, you'll lead a team responsible for the development and delivery of core trajectory planning algorithms via numerical optimization for autonomous vehicles. In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping the motion planning and control systems that enable our fleet to navigate complex environments safely, efficiently, and comfortably. As a key leader, you will drive the development and continuous performance improvements of cutting-edge trajectory generation algorithms, collaborate with cross-functional teams (Planning, Perception, Prediction, Localization, ML Products, and Systems Engineering), and mentor a talented group of highly skilled engineers to deliver state-of-the-art solutions. 

If you are passionate about autonomous driving and being part of our commercial launch this year, thrive on solving challenging real-world problems, and eager to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving field, we want to hear from you!

What you'll do:

• Lead and scale a high-impact trajectory planning team, defining its technical vision, execution strategy, and long-term organizational role within the Motion organization.
• Drive commercial launch readiness for trajectory planning by delivering on-road driving behavior improvements (safety, comfort, and assertiveness) across the fleet through feature expansion, continuous performance improvements, and innovation through state-of-the art methods.
• Apply a rigorous, metrics-driven framework to quantify and improve on-road performance. Champion leveraging existing training and evaluation pipelines to ensure scalable, production-ready delivery.
• Manage the computational efficiency and real-time performance of trajectory generation algorithms, ensuring latency budget compliance.
• Lead the rapid triage and root-cause analysis (RCA) of critical fleet incidents, translating real-world edge cases into immediate algorithmic refinements and validation sets.
• Oversee the successful execution of complex, multi-team initiatives, ensuring technical alignment from design through deployment while maintaining a rigorous standard for testing and validation to meet the high safety bars required for our commercial launch.
• Coordinate with peer leads to provide technical leadership, making consequential decisions on architectural direction, strategic investments, tactical execution, and technical debt reduction.Ensure technical excellence through rigorous design and code reviews while actively facilitating the professional growth and mentorship of your engineering team. Set and drive ambitious goals that challenge the team to deliver industry-leading trajectory planning solutions.
• Define and negotiate quarterly and annual technical roadmaps aligned with company-level autonomy milestones in coordinate with project managers and execute plans on schedule.
  
  

What we're looking for:

• Proven Engineering Leadership: 2+ years of experience managing high-performing development teams, with a demonstrable track record of inspiring, mentoring, and coaching engineers and driving measurable productivity gains.
• Ship-to-Production Mindset: Experience leading the delivery of production-quality algorithms in a high-stakes environment (Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, or Aerospace). You know what it takes to move from a prototype to a commercially viable product.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to look beyond the immediate deliverables to define and defend a balanced technical roadmap that balances long-term architectural health with the urgent needs of a 2026 commercial launch.
• Technical Domain Expertise: Deep theoretical and practical expertise in numerical optimization and optimal control. You should be highly proficient in areas such as Model Predictive Control, nonlinear programming, and convex optimization applied to real-time trajectory generation.
• Advanced Motion Planning: Significant experience solving motion planning problems under uncertainty, including interaction-aware planning with dynamic agents and complex environmental constraints. Experience with Machine Learning based approaches is a significant plus.
• Full-Stack Robotics Context: Strong intuition for the entire robotics stack. You understand how upstream (Perception, Prediction) and downstream (Control, Actuation) systems impact trajectory feasibility and fleet safety.
• Production-Grade Software Development: Expertise in Modern C++ development within a Linux environment, with a focus on writing high-performance, real-time, and safety-critical code.
• Tooling Proficiency: Fluency in Python for rapid prototyping, data analysis, and visualization. Experience applying AI-augmented development workflows to large-scale Modern C++ codebases (e.g., agentic tools for multi-file refactoring, automated test generation, semantic code navigation, and code review acceleration) is strongly preferred. Experience with SQL or big-data frameworks for fleet-scale performance analysis is a significant plus.
• Influence & Clarity: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex mathematical concepts into actionable plans for cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Educational Foundation: Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  
  

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

Mission Summary:

The Staff Systems Safety Engineer:

• Oversees the development and implementation of engineering safety processes for our autonomous vehicle systems
• Is responsible for reviewing hazards, risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with industry safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, and ASIL).
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software, hardware, and AI engineers, to ensure integration of safety into the design and validation of our AV system
  
  

Essential Duties:

• Ensure and oversee the development and implementation of  system safety processes for autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Ensure hazard analysis and risk assessments (HARA) for AV components and subsystems are conducted.
• Assist in the definition and verification of functional safety requirements in compliance with ISO 26262 and SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and AI teams to integrate safety measures into perception, decision-making, and control systems.
• Support the development of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) for AV systems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry safety standards, including SAE J3016, NHTSA, and UNECE WP.29.
• Ensure the development and execution of safety verification and validation plans, including simulation, testing, and real-world driving scenarios.
• Work with certification bodies and regulators to ensure safety case documentation and approval processes.
• Contribute to the development of safety culture within the organization by providing guidance and training
  
  

Qualifications:

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field 

Technical / Specialized Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 5+ years industry and 3+ years of experience in safety engineering for automotive, aerospace, or robotics systems.
• Strong knowledge of functional safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, ASIL).
• Knowledge of systems / software engineering standards (INCOSE, ISO15288, ASPICE CMMI)
• Experience with hazard analysis, risk assessment, and safety case development.
• Proficiency in safety analysis tools (e.g., Medini Analyze, Ansys, Fault Tree+, FMEA software).
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle architectures, including perception, planning, and control systems.
• Experience working with real-time embedded systems and software safety.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with machine learning safety challenges in AVs.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles related to vehicle safety (ISO/SAE 21434).
• Experience in safety assurance for AI-driven systems.
• Previous work with automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or AV startups

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to the office environment, outside weather conditions, road conditions, and pedestrian traffic.  The team member is regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles.  The noise level in the environment is low to moderate. When traveling, the team member will be exposed to airports, airplanes, hotels and public transportation environments.

This role is based in our Pittsburgh or Las Vegas office and requires in-office days each week.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead cross-functional teams across electrical engineering, power electronics, product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality to achieve key milestones in the development of power-focused hardware products. 

• Drive successful execution of power electronics and electrical system programs by managing schedules, scope, and budgets while ensuring high-quality deliverables across all stages of the product lifecycle. 

• Communicate program status, risks, and dependencies clearly and regularly to executives, engineering leaders, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment and drive informed decision-making. 

• Partner with supply chain, quality, and materials planning teams to ensure electrical components and subsystems are production-ready and aligned with program timelines, identifying and addressing material readiness risks early. 

• Guide project engineers and technical contributors in aligning design priorities, resolving technical challenges, and maintaining schedule discipline across electrical and system integration efforts. 

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to define technical product requirements, refine scope, and build a development roadmap aligned with program objectives and cost targets. 

• Support cost optimization efforts by partnering with engineering and operations to assess design trade-offs, optimize sourcing strategies, and control product cost and inventory across the lifecycle. 

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of program management practices that support scalable and effective execution of electrical engineering initiatives. 

• Proactively identify and mitigate program risks through clear planning, trade-off analysis, and stakeholder engagement to ensure program continuity and resilience. 

Qualifications:  

• Technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent industry experience with complex electrical systems. 

• 5+ years of experience in program management and/or technical leadership roles involving power electronics, electrical hardware, or systems integration in a production environment. 

• Proven track record of managing multiple complex technical programs simultaneously, ideally in industries such as renewable energy, automotive, industrial power, or aerospace. 

• Deep understanding of power electronics principles (e.g., converters, inverters, motor drives), and experience working closely with engineering teams to guide technical execution. 

• Strong leadership in cross-functional environments with the ability to align diverse teams around shared goals and priorities. 

• Excellent communication skills—verbal, visual, and written—with the ability to present technical and programmatic details to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Experience working in fast-paced, high-complexity environments with evolving priorities and timelines. 

• Familiarity with engineering and manufacturing processes, including DVT, EVT, DFM, and compliance standards related to electrical hardware. 

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%, including international locations, to support program activities across global teams and partners. 

 Responsibilities:

• Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for X (DFx) , Assembly, Quality, Reliability

• Define and implement robust manufacturing processes, including process sequencing, critical parameter development, and assembly recipes

• Drive quality, repeatability, and throughput in both prototype and production environments.

• Collaborate closely with Design Engineering, NPI, Quality, and Production teams throughout the product lifecycle

• Act as a technical lead to resolve quality and functional issues in production and with contract manufacturers.

• Develop data-driven action plans and root cause analyses to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement.

• Lead the design and validation of novel prototype tooling and assembly equipment with 3rd third-party equipment builder.

• Collaborate with the equipment design engineer for in-house equipment development.

• Oversee internal and external development of equipment and processes for new product introduction and scale-up.

• Support the ramp-up of production lines, resolving technical issues, optimizing process performance, and ensuring lines meet takt time, yield, and labor efficiency targets.

• Perform line balancing and capacity planning studies to support efficient line layout, equipment utilization, and throughput targets as production scales.

• Maintain comprehensive process documentation, participate in Engineering Change Management

• Drive continuous improvement efforts through data collection, analysis, and feedback loops

• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, manage engineering teams as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or related field)

• 6+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, with a strong background in DFM, process development, and high-mix or high-volume production

• Hands-on experience with a variety of manufacturing processes (e.g., injection molding, die casting, machining, assembly automation, potting)

• Experience leading large-scale capital equipment design projects.

• Strong background in concept-to-production equipment development.

• Experience in data collection and analysis for process development or applicable process engineering expertise

• Ability to lead cross-functional projects and vendor engagements

• Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven mindset

• Familiarity with tools such as PFMEA, DOE, root cause analysis, and SPC

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience working in Agile development environments, including task management and sprint planning using Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira.

• Ability to travel up to 20% - 25% including internationally

Bonus Qualifications:

• Proficiency in CAD software (3D EXPERIENCE (3DX), CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo etc.) for designing mechanical assemblies.

• Experience with DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturing/Assembly) methodologies.

• Solid understanding of GD&T and its impact on manufacturability.

• Knowledge of motion control, pneumatics, hydraulics, and sensors.

• Power Electronics Assembly experience is highly valued from energy, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, or consumer electronics manufacturing.

• Experience in Industrial Engineering Optimization and Warehouse design

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.