Technical Operations Engineer, Ghost
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
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At a glance
Highlights
- Deploy Ghost small aerial drones in austere forward environments.
- Bridge engineering and combat operations for tactical UAS.
- Support live flight ops, demos, training and field sustainment.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on operator-engineer who thrives in austere, unstructured field environments and loves getting hardware flying. Mission-driven problem-solver excited to support warfighters and shape reliable combat UAS.
Requirements
- 3+ years solving problems in unstructured environments across hardware, software, and networking
- Strong mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair product components and infrastructure
- Understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors
- Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems
- Experience with munitions live fire testing or munitions handling
- Experience performing preventative maintenance to ensure integrity and safety
- Ability to travel to remote regions up to 50% of the year, up to two months at a time
- Ability to relocate to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA if not local
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret/Secret clearance
Lab profile
About Anduril
Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.
What they build
- Lattice OS
- Ghost
- Anvil
Known for
- Autonomous defense systems
- AI-powered command and control
- Rapid hardware-software iteration
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
- Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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