Director, Test & Evaluation - Robotics

The posting, as Anduril wrote it

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.

About the Role

The Director of Test & Evaluation – Robotics will provide executive and technical leadership across Anduril’s Test Operations, Test Engineering, and Test Automation teams. In this role, you will lead end to end test and evaluation across multi-domain unmanned hardware, driving the integration and validation of Lattice Command & Control (C2) and Collaborative Autonomy (CA) capabilities.

You will accelerate engineering development by scaling automated SIL/HIL frameworks and high-tempo field testing. The ideal candidate brings extensive multi-domain testing experience, deep software/hardware integration understanding, and a proven track record of building safety critical test organizations that accelerate mission ready deployments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead both the Flight Test Team and Test Engineering Team, providing technical guidance and mentorship
• Establish and refine flight test methodologies for evaluating mission autonomy capabilities using surrogate vehicles in fast-paced test environments
• Develop long-term capacity planning for flight test capabilities to support future product initiatives and company growth
• Drive the verification and validation (V&V) of Lattice C2 and Collaborative Autonomy behaviors
• Architect and scale automated SIL, HIL, and regression test pipelines, ensuring software changes are thoroughly vetted before deploying to physical hardware in the field.
• Oversee live test execution, test infrastructure, range safety protocols, instrumentation, and real-time telemetry pipelines across test ranges.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Program Management to align test strategies with product development roadmaps
• Cultivate a strong organizational foundation focused on safety standards, regulatory adherence, and performance
• Ensure compliance with FAA, FCC, and other regulatory requirements throughout all flight test operations
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and scheduling for flight test campaigns across multiple programs
• Create and implement standardized processes, metrics, and KPIs to measure test effectiveness and drive continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, robotic

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