Field Test Engineer, Maritime

<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><h3>ABOUT THE TEAM</h3> <p>Our high growth Field Operations team is looking for our next self-starting <strong>Field Test Engineer.</strong> Our team is made of engineers that are passionate about subsea robotics and open ocean exploration. We work in a complex, dynamic environment that take place both onshore and offshore, where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life. We are experts on the water and operating Anduril’s Maritime products. Apply and join us if working on a energetic, creative, and innovative team excites you.</p> <h3>ABOUT THE JOB</h3> <p>We are seeking a <strong>Field Test Engineer </strong>to join the Quincy based team at Anduril, where you’ll work in a cutting-edge start-up environment to advance the state-of-the-possible in subsea robotics. In this role, you will be at the water's edge and on the deck plate - planning, executing, and analyzing at-sea test events for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and subsea systems. You will serve as the critical link between engineering and the real-world ocean environment, turning design intent into validated hardware and software performance. This is a hands-on position for someone who thrives on solving hard problems in the field, often far from the lab and under demanding austere operational conditions.</p> <h4>WHAT YOU'LL DO</h4> <ul> <li>Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of AUV design, integration, and test efforts</li> <li>Take on the principal responsibilities of the hands-on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of AUVs and subsea systems in the field</li> <li>Lead day-to-day local operations for multiple AUVs and subsea platforms, including conducting pre-mission testing, launch and recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis</li> <li>Deploy globally in support of maritime operations from a variety of support vessel types</li> <li>Write, review, and execute test plans during sea testing</li> <li>Coordinate test execution with 3rd party vendors, partners, and logistics companies</li> <li>Author detailed daily operational test reports to document the step-by-step execution of internal and customer facing efforts to test and evaluate Anduril maritime platforms and new capabilities</li> <li>Support software UI design feedback for maritime systems</li> <li>Participate in generation of user documentation for all aspects of AUV and subsea operations, including user guides, mission planning guides, etc.</li> <li>Contribute to routine design reviews of the platform under test with an eye towards improving operability and reducing learning curve for at-sea operations</li> <li>Contribute to next-generation designs and features for maritime products, from identifying areas for improvement to leading test and evaluation efforts for new technology rollouts</li> <li>Participate in day-to-day offshore test operations including supporting multiple nearshore sea test days per week</li> <