Staff HITL Engineer/Lab Manager, Connected Warfare

About the role

Lead automated software testing campaigns for Connected Warfare systems, including Lattice, the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control Systems, and the Menace Family of Systems, within an accelerated software development cycle.
Purpose: Support and/or lead tiger teams focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever.
Responsibilities: Architect, physically build, test, and train end users (Army Soldiers) on how to use the HITL being built in support of the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and execute automated testing strategies and frameworks for Connected Warfare systems in alignment with operational requirements, environments, and realistic operational scenarios.
• Work closely with program management, test leads, and other engineering department leads to develop requirements, communicate test campaign schedule and progress, establish test campaign gates and milestones, and discuss test results to include collected data and observations.
• Conduct and/or oversee test data collection efforts and perform initial data analysis for the system under test.
• Automate initial issue investigation and process improvement and development.
• Analyze automated test results, track performance trends, and recommend automated enhancements.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze test results, identify performance trends, and recommend enhancements or corrective actions.
• Manage the use of software test environments and coordinate with external agencies to facilitate testing activities.
• Support Connected Warfare product teams in understanding automated software test capabilities and limitations.
• Ensure the safe operation and rigorous evaluation of all test efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• 8+ years of experience executing Command & Control (C2) software and hardware systems testing, in both the laboratory and operational environments.
• This experience should include experience with RF communications, tactical datalinks, tactical radios, network capture and analysis, and operational data framework for at least one of the uniformed services.
• Experience with developing requirements, test planning, test execution, and test reporting.
• Experience integrating into and conducting test with various datalink architectures, networks, user interfaces, and hardware.
• Experience with requirements-based verification and implementation of verification strategies with a strong emphasis on automated tests.
• Involvement with and management of Continuous Improvement Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Prior experience with Linux based systems and command line.
• Prior experience with software code/script building using programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc.
• Prior experience with human-readable data serialization languages such as YAML.

Qualifications

• Complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment.
• Familiarity with government software testing protocols and regulations and able to guide programmatic development pathways to proactively accommodate their requirements.

Skills

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
• Bias for action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it.
• Able to periodically work irregular and extended hours.
• Able to immediately obtain a U.S. Secret-Level security clearance.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
• Highly competitive equity grants

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