Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer
Anduril Industries
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed · Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
- Must know
- TroubleshootingData analysisMATLABFEA
- Work
- On-site in Costa Mesa
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Troubleshooting40%MATLAB17%FEA9%Data analysis4%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. As an Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for lab and field integration and test of payloads, subcomponents, amplifiers, and antennas. You will leverage expertise in electronics/RF design, testing, and troubleshooting to rapidly test and integrate RF systems. You will develop test set-ups for device performance validation using state-of-the-art RF equipment, support flight test events, and participate in customer validation exercises. This role requires ownership of end-to-end system test and collaboration with internal teams for capability integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Test RF systems (power measurements, pulse response/synchronization, network analysis, environmental & stress testing, etc.)
- Drive air vehicle integration and checkout efforts (EMI/interference testing, installed performance testing, data analysis)
- Validate system performance in cooperation with design and system engineers
- Work with AD&S teams to integrate and deliver high-performance systems
- Communicate results internally and externally
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering discipline)
- Ability to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Expertise in RF-based systems (e.g., Radar, ESM, EW) related to communications, sensors, and effectors
- Hands-on experience with RF test equipment and measurement techniques
- Experience in RF system integration and validation
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in STEM
- Hands-on experience with both analog and digital systems integration
- Ability to develop software to enable closed-loop or automated testing
- Experience with simulation and modeling tools (e.g., ADS, Ansys HFSS, COMSOL, MATLAB)
- Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR)
- Experience with air vehicle design, integration, test, and fielding