Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CASanta Ana, CA
Salary
$129,000–$171,000 / yr
Posted
65 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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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 901 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems

JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems The Electrical Product Sustainment Engineer joins the Intelligence Systems team to maintain production operations for products already in the field and on the assembly line. This role involves triaging product failures, driving root cause investigations down to the electrical component and PCB fabrication level, and managing field data to identify population-level trends. You will implement design and process updates to improve yield, reliability, and manufacturability while collaborating cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations. Required skills include experience with hardware product development, root cause analysis methods like 8D and FMEA, and failure analysis techniques such as X-ray and SEM image analysis. You must be proficient in interpreting schematics and familiar with interfaces like Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB using tools like Excel, SQL, and Python.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?

Median $167500 from 76 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Triage product failures from production and the field based on severity and population impact.
  • Drive root cause investigations down to the electrical component and PCB fabrication level.
  • Implement design and process changes to improve yield, reliability, and manufacturability.
  • Collect and analyze failure data to quantify population-level trends and impacts.
  • Support production test, debug, and failure analysis at the board and system level.
  • Evaluate supplier product change notifications and assess impacts on the production environment.
  • Track and report on sustainment metrics, corrective action status, and open production issues.
  • Coordinate with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations to maintain build schedules.

What we're looking for

  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • 1-3+ years of professional experience in hardware product development, sustainment, or manufacturing engineering.
  • Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods like 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, and FMEA.
  • Deep understanding of fabrication and assembly-level failure analysis methods including CT scan, X-ray, and SEM image analysis.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics.
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB.
  • Proficiency with data analysis tools like Excel, SQL, Python, or JMP to track failure trends.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations in a manufacturing environment.

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