Systems Test Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · 3 wk ago
Quality Assurance$146k–$194k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About The Team", "About The Job", "What You'll Do", "Required Qualifications", "Preferred Qualifications", "US Salary Range", "Benefits". Also there is a paragraph about company mission etc. We need to use for section headings. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams", "Data Privacy". Also remove "Explore Our Benefits" link? Probably keep benefits description but not the link. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting:
First paragraph: "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."
That's about the company. Could be considered "About the role"? Not exactly. Might be part of "About the team"? Actually there is "About The Team" heading later. So we could treat the initial paragraph as maybe part of "About the role" or "About the team"? The instruction: Use
for section headings. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams", "Data Privacy". Also remove "Explore Our Benefits" link? Probably keep benefits description but not the link. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting:
First paragraph: "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."
That's about the company. Could be considered "About the role"? Not exactly. Might be part of "About the team"? Actually there is "About The Team" heading later. So we could treat the initial paragraph as maybe part of "About the role" or "About the team"? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can create sections: About the role (maybe combine company overview and team description), Responsibilities (What You'll Do), Requirements (Required Qualifications), Preferred Qualifications maybe as Skills? Or we could have separate sections: Qualifications (Required), Preferred Qualifications (maybe as Skills). Benefits, Pay (US Salary Range). Also maybe "About The Team" could be part of About the role.
We must not create sections with filler text. So we need to ensure each section has substantive content.
Let's extract:
Company overview paragraph (first). Then "About The Team Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested warfighting domain."
That's team description.
Then "About The Job As a Systems Test Engineer for our Space team, you own the testing of integrated space system qualification and flight hardware. You will be responsible for the deriving test requirements, test execution, test reporting, and conducting the tests within a safe manner. You will be responsible for testing at all levels of integration, including unit-level testing, bus testing, testing technology-differentiated payloads, and testing full space vehicle systems. You will also be responsible for the development, maintenance and upgrade of test support hardware, namely Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE). Please note this role will require working in a cleanroom environment at times. This role is directly tied to ongoing, funded programs within Anduril’s Space Business Line. These programs require building and fielding resilient, software-defined spacecraft systems across numerous mission threads. We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally-relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the DOD and IC."
That's job description.
Then "What You'll Do Lead and own the test campaigns for modules, buses, payloads, and full space vehicle systemsAssist assembly and integration campaigns for space systems flight hardwareIntegrate across numerous teams to collaboratively identify testing requirements to include verification and validation plansDevelop test plans and procedures for prototype, qualification and acceptance of space systems flight hardwareDevelop and maintain necessary Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for space systems hardwareDevelop and maintain automated test scripts for space systems hardwareDevelop and maintain test reporting systems for space systems hardwareCreate and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoringTriage issues, root cause failures, corrective actions and coordinate next-steps"
That's responsibilities.
Then "Required Qualifications Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent engineering field4+ years of professional experience conducting assembly, integration and test of space systems flight hardware with a focus on complete test coverage and high yield test campaignsDeep understanding of industry and government test standardsExperience with space environmental testing including vibration, thermal vacuum, and electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC)Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversightClear communication and organizational skills, especially when generating documentation and training materialsExperience writing technical documentation, procedures, and reportsEligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. secret security clearance"
Then "Preferred Qualifications Experience with Python, MATLAB and/or Linux systemsA desire to work on critical software in the space domainExperience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testbedsExperience working in cleanroom and ESD-safe environmentsUnderstanding of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition electronicsExperience with RF integration and testingExperience with optical systems integration and testing"
Then "US Salary Range $146,000—$194,000 USD 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: At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits."
We need to keep benefits description but not the link "For more information, Explore Our Benefits." Probably we can keep the sentence up to that point but maybe drop the link. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, application instructions, boilerplate. The "For more information, Explore Our Benefits." is like a call to action; could be considered application instruction? It's not exactly application but still a link. Safer to remove that sentence. Keep the benefits description before that.
Thus benefits paragraph: "At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next."
We also have earlier sentence: "Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:" which leads into that. We can combine.
Now we need to output HTML with headings for each section we include.
Potential sections:
- About the role (could combine company overview + team + job description?). But we have separate headings: About The Team, About The Job, What You'll Do. According to instruction, we should use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could map:
About the role: maybe combine company overview and team description? Or we could have About the role (company overview), About the team (maybe not needed). But we need to avoid filler. Let's decide to have sections:
- About the role (company overview + team description? Might be too much but okay)
- Responsibilities (What You'll Do)
- Requirements (Required Qualifications)
- Skills (Preferred Qualifications)
- Pay (US Salary Range)
- Benefits (Benefits description)
We should not include Schedule as not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
Company overview paragraph: Keep as is.
Team description: Keep as is.
Job description (About The Job): Keep as is.
But if we combine About the role with company overview + team + job description, we might be duplicating. However we need to preserve all info; we can include them under About the role heading.
Alternatively we could have separate headings: About the team, About the job, Responsibilities, etc. But the instruction says use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies those are examples; we could also use other headings if needed? But better to stick to those examples. So we should map content to those headings.
Thus:
- About the role: include company overview, team description, and job description (About The Job). That covers all narrative about role.
- Responsibilities: What You'll Do.
- Requirements: Required Qualifications.
- Skills: Preferred Qualifications (could be considered skills).
- Pay: US Salary Range.
- Benefits: Benefits description.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now we need to format lists where appropriate. For responsibilities, we have a list of duties. The text currently is a run-on sentence without punctuation. We need to convert to - items. Let's split by actions:
"Lead and own the test campaigns for modules, buses, payloads, and full space vehicle systems"
"Assist assembly and integration campaigns for space systems flight hardware"
"Integrate across numerous teams to collaboratively identify testing requirements to include verification and validation plans"
"Develop test plans and procedures for prototype, qualification and acceptance of space systems flight hardware"
"Develop and maintain necessary Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for space systems hardware"
"Develop and maintain automated test scripts for space systems hardware"
"Develop and maintain test reporting systems for space systems hardware"
"Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring"
"Triage issues, root cause failures, corrective actions and coordinate next-steps"
We need to ensure we keep all.
Now Required Qualifications: list items.
Text: "Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent engineering field"
"4+ years of professional experience conducting assembly, integration and test of space systems flight hardware with a focus on complete test coverage and high yield test campaigns"
"Deep understanding of industry and government test standards"
"Experience with space environmental testing including vibration, thermal vacuum, and electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC)"
"Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements."
"Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight"
"Clear communication and organizational skills, especially when generating documentation and training materials"
"Experience writing technical documentation, procedures, and reports"
"Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. secret security clearance"
We'll make each a
- .
Preferred Qualifications: list items.
Text: "Experience with Python, MATLAB and/or Linux systems"
"A desire to work on critical software in the space domain"
"Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testbeds"
"Experience working in cleanroom and ESD-safe environments"
"Understanding of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition electronics"
"Experience with RF integration and testing"
"Experience with optical systems integration and testing"
Now Pay: US Salary Range: "$146,000—$194,000 USD". Also there is a paragraph about salary range estimate etc.
headings for each section we include.
Potential sections:
- About the role (could combine company overview + team + job description?). But we have separate headings: About The Team, About The Job, What You'll Do. According to instruction, we should use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could map:
About the role: maybe combine company overview and team description? Or we could have About the role (company overview), About the team (maybe not needed). But we need to avoid filler. Let's decide to have sections:
- About the role (company overview + team description? Might be too much but okay)
- Responsibilities (What You'll Do)
- Requirements (Required Qualifications)
- Skills (Preferred Qualifications)
- Pay (US Salary Range)
- Benefits (Benefits description)
We should not include Schedule as not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
Company overview paragraph: Keep as is.
Team description: Keep as is.
Job description (About The Job): Keep as is.
But if we combine About the role with company overview + team + job description, we might be duplicating. However we need to preserve all info; we can include them under About the role heading.
Alternatively we could have separate headings: About the team, About the job, Responsibilities, etc. But the instruction says use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies those are examples; we could also use other headings if needed? But better to stick to those examples. So we should map content to those headings.
Thus:
- About the role: include company overview, team description, and job description (About The Job). That covers all narrative about role.
- Responsibilities: What You'll Do.
- Requirements: Required Qualifications.
- Skills: Preferred Qualifications (could be considered skills).
- Pay: US Salary Range.
- Benefits: Benefits description.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now we need to format lists where appropriate. For responsibilities, we have a list of duties. The text currently is a run-on sentence without punctuation. We need to convert to - items. Let's split by actions:
"Lead and own the test campaigns for modules, buses, payloads, and full space vehicle systems"
"Assist assembly and integration campaigns for space systems flight hardware"
"Integrate across numerous teams to collaboratively identify testing requirements to include verification and validation plans"
"Develop test plans and procedures for prototype, qualification and acceptance of space systems flight hardware"
"Develop and maintain necessary Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for space systems hardware"
"Develop and maintain automated test scripts for space systems hardware"
"Develop and maintain test reporting systems for space systems hardware"
"Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring"
"Triage issues, root cause failures, corrective actions and coordinate next-steps"
We need to ensure we keep all.
Now Required Qualifications: list items.
Text: "Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent engineering field"
"4+ years of professional experience conducting assembly, integration and test of space systems flight hardware with a focus on complete test coverage and high yield test campaigns"
"Deep understanding of industry and government test standards"
"Experience with space environmental testing including vibration, thermal vacuum, and electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC)"
"Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements."
"Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight"
"Clear communication and organizational skills, especially when generating documentation and training materials"
"Experience writing technical documentation, procedures, and reports"
"Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. secret security clearance"
We'll make each a
- .
Preferred Qualifications: list items.
Text: "Experience with Python, MATLAB and/or Linux systems"
"A desire to work on critical software in the space domain"
"Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testbeds"
"Experience working in cleanroom and ESD-safe environments"
"Understanding of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition electronics"
"Experience with RF integration and testing"
"Experience with optical systems integration and testing"
Now Pay: US Salary Range: "$146,000—$194,000 USD". Also there is a paragraph about salary range estimate etc.
- items. Let's split by actions: "Lead and own the test campaigns for modules, buses, payloads, and full space vehicle systems" "Assist assembly and integration campaigns for space systems flight hardware" "Integrate across numerous teams to collaboratively identify testing requirements to include verification and validation plans" "Develop test plans and procedures for prototype, qualification and acceptance of space systems flight hardware" "Develop and maintain necessary Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for space systems hardware" "Develop and maintain automated test scripts for space systems hardware" "Develop and maintain test reporting systems for space systems hardware" "Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring" "Triage issues, root cause failures, corrective actions and coordinate next-steps" We need to ensure we keep all. Now Required Qualifications: list items. Text: "Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other equivalent engineering field" "4+ years of professional experience conducting assembly, integration and test of space systems flight hardware with a focus on complete test coverage and high yield test campaigns" "Deep understanding of industry and government test standards" "Experience with space environmental testing including vibration, thermal vacuum, and electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC)" "Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements." "Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight" "Clear communication and organizational skills, especially when generating documentation and training materials" "Experience writing technical documentation, procedures, and reports" "Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. secret security clearance" We'll make each a
- . Preferred Qualifications: list items. Text: "Experience with Python, MATLAB and/or Linux systems" "A desire to work on critical software in the space domain" "Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testbeds" "Experience working in cleanroom and ESD-safe environments" "Understanding of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition electronics" "Experience with RF integration and testing" "Experience with optical systems integration and testing" Now Pay: US Salary Range: "$146,000—$194,000 USD". Also there is a paragraph about salary range estimate etc.