2026 Early Career Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $100,000–$110,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Below market

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Similar $166k

This role $105k

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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $146,500–$185,212 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $105k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · 2026 Early Career Electrical Engineer

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Join our rapidly growing team as an Early Career Electrical Engineer in Costa Mesa, CA, starting full-time in 2026. You will design electronics from concept to functional prototype, including hardware selection and PCB design, and develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems. Familiarity with test equipment such as oscilloscopes and Altium Designer is essential, along with proficiency in C/C++ and Python or similar languages. Ideal candidates have 3 months to 2 years of technical experience, including internships, and are pursuing or recently completed a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. This role involves working on complex hardware-software integration challenges within a fast-paced environment focused on innovation and problem-solving.

Skills

Altium Designer C C++ Python Rust Haskell embedded Linux device trees hardware drivers bootloaders Unix/Linux tools oscilloscopes logic analyzers debuggers current-probes

What you'll do

Design electronics from concept to functional prototype.
Develop low-level firmware for microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems.
Select hardware components for electronic designs.
Create PCB layouts using Altium Designer or equivalent tools.
Automate tests and develop testing tools for electronics.
Write device drivers and bootloader code for embedded systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
3 months to 2 years of technical work experience including internships.
Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent EDA tools.
Experience developing firmware/software for microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems.
Familiarity with test equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Strong skills in C/C++ and additional programming languages such as Python, Rust, Haskell.

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