Senior Electrical Engineer, Reserve and Backup Power

Anduril Industries

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Costa Mesa, CA
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$146,000–$194,000 / yr
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90 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Electrical Engineer, Reserve and Backup Power

JOB TITLE: Senior Electrical Engineer, Reserve and Backup Power The Senior Electrical Engineer, Reserve and Backup Power joins the Maritime Division to own reserve and backup energy methods for a maritime autonomous vehicle. Reporting to the Energy Storage lead, you will design bootstrap power solutions for vehicle initialization, emergency operation, and safe recovery when primary energy is depleted. You will select and qualify reserve energy technologies for long-duration dormancy, define power sequencing requirements for embedded systems, and interface with primary energy storage, VMS, and safety systems. This role requires expertise in energy storage, power systems, and backup power design, specifically involving reserve battery or capacitor technologies. You will contribute to safety analysis and support prototype integration and qualification testing to solve safety-critical power problems in challenging maritime operational environments.

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What you'll do

  • Own the design and development of reserve and backup energy systems for maritime autonomous vehicles.
  • Design bootstrap power solutions to enable vehicle initialization, emergency operations, and safe recovery.
  • Select and qualify reserve energy technologies capable of maintaining performance during long-duration dormancy.
  • Define power sequencing requirements for vehicle boot-up and system initialization.
  • Interface with primary energy storage, vehicle management systems, and safety systems.
  • Support prototype integration and conduct qualification testing at test sites and vendor facilities.
  • Contribute to safety analysis for all reserve energy systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience in energy storage, power systems, or backup power design.
  • Experience with reserve battery or capacitor technologies.
  • Familiarity with power sequencing and initialization for embedded systems.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with marine or subsea backup power systems (preferred).
  • Working knowledge of long-duration energy storage technologies (preferred).
  • Experience with safety-critical power system design (preferred).

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