Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$132,000–$171,000 / yr
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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.

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TL;DR · Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

As an Electrical Engineer at Anduril’s Maneuver Dominance team in Costa Mesa, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and integrate complex electrical systems for drone platforms like Ghost and Altius. Your daily tasks include developing subsystems such as sensors, payload interfaces, power management, and networking, creating interconnect diagrams, and overseeing the build of wire harnesses. You will also support testing efforts and ensure system performance meets specifications through various Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). The role requires expertise in high-reliability systems, radio frequency-based systems, and rapid payload integration, with a preference for experience in autonomous rotorcraft electrical design and high voltage power electronics.

What you'll do

  • Design and integrate full cycle aircraft systems electrical components.
  • Develop payloads, subsystems, and interconnect diagrams for rotorcraft.
  • Support testing efforts from TRL 3 to TRL 8 for system performance.
  • Conduct design reviews and plan verification to ensure compliance with standards.
  • Troubleshoot complex board designs and high power electronics issues.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
  • Experience with battery systems and alternate battery design.
  • Expertise in high reliability and radio frequency-based systems.
  • Comfortable conducting worst-case circuit or uncertainty analysis.
  • Design and integration experience for high power electronics.

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