Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $170,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted: 71 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

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The Digital Hardware Engineering Lead will lead an electrical engineering team focused on creating hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking. This role involves managing the full PCB development cycle for FPGAs, SoCs, and SoMs, while improving workflows throughout the FPGA and HDL design cycle including architecture, simulation, and library standardization. The candidate will oversee high-speed digital designs and coordinate with internal stakeholders to deliver hardware and IP core solutions. Key technical requirements include proficiency in VHDL or Verilog, experience with Altium Designer, and familiarity with standard interfaces like Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB. The role requires expertise in signal and power integrity, knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics, and competence using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to solve complex hardware challenges within the defense technology sector.

Skills

HDL VHDL Verilog FPGA Altium Designer Ethernet CAN I2C SPI PCIe USB Signal Integrity Power Integrity DSP Computer Networking DO-254 MIL-STD-810

What you'll do

Lead an electrical engineering team in creating hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking.
Develop and improve workflows throughout the FPGA and HDL design cycle.
Independently review high-speed digital and compute-based designs.
Oversee the full PCB development cycle for host boards featuring FPGAs, SoCs, and SoMs.
Create strategies with internal stakeholders to deliver hardware and IP core solutions across the company.
Create and communicate detailed product development schedules to ensure team members meet deadlines.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive, or similar hardware.
Experience leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design.
Proficiency in an HDL language such as VHDL or Verilog.
Familiarity with FPGA, CPU, MCU, GPU devices and standard interfaces like Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB.
Experience in design for signal integrity and power integrity.
Competence with test equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and automated testing.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

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