Electrical Test Technician

About the Role

Anduril Industries is seeking an Electrical Test Technician for its Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team in Costa Mesa, CA. This role involves testing, troubleshooting, and working on harnesses and complex electronic systems, supporting rapid avionics development.

Key Responsibilities

• Setup, execute, and analyze test experiments per test procedures and record findings.
• Support builds of test harnesses, racks, and environmental setups.
• Improve and update automation, consistency, and coverage per engineering instructions.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, electronic, and integrated circuits to the component level.
• Maintain and calibrate electrical and/or mechanical test equipment.
• Create assembly instructions and bill of materials for test equipment and fixtures.
• Document test plans, user instructions, and manuals.
• Operate a clean and safe work environment.
• Travel to test sites and external laboratories as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with execution of ATP/QUAL testing.
• Familiarity with reading electrical system and component schematics.
• Familiarity with product development life cycle, reliability, and compliance testing.
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, data acquisition, and measurement sensors.
• Strong root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to pivot quickly between tasks and prioritize simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of electronics testing experience in an R&D environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years electronics experience including testing.
• Associate degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Technologies, or related fields.
• Familiarity with IPC Quality Standards, IPC-610, IPC-620, J-STD, and other assembly and inspection standards.
• Experience with High Voltage and High Power Testing (e.g., propulsion inverters and batteries).
• Experience with equipment calibration and metrology.
• Experience with electrical compliance testing such as EMI/EMC testing.