This role pays less than
64%
of similar roles. Most pay
$150,000–$214,562
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$164k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
850 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$166,000–$220,000
across 821 roles with salary data.
Electrical Engineer - Board Design, Thunder will join the Maneuver Dominance team to own board design for next-generation payloads and mission systems on an autonomous attack rotorcraft. The role involves leading the full lifecycle of flight-critical printed circuit boards, integrating advanced sensors, communications gear, and processing hardware into aircraft while managing weight, power, and thermal constraints. Responsibilities include designing embedded electronics from concept to prototype, performing schematic capture and layout, and conducting lab bring-up and troubleshooting across electrical and software boundaries. Key technical requirements include experience with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory, Ethernet MAC/PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and communication buses like SPI and I2C. Candidates should be proficient in Altium Designer, Python for test automation, and familiar with embedded Linux development. This role addresses the challenge of maintaining reliable communications in contested environments for autonomous aircraft.
What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?
Median $165500 from 47 postings across 11 companies.
PCB Design
Altium
Firmware
MCU
FPGA
CAN
I2C
SPI
PCIe
USB
Ethernet
Signal Integrity
Power Integrity
Digital Electronics
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Logic Analyzers
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