Electrical Engineer, PCB Design

Anduril Industries

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

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Below market

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This role $150k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $146,062–$212,718 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Electrical Engineer, PCB Design

Electrical Engineer, PCB Design joins the Air Dominance and Strike Electrical Engineering Team to develop high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. This role involves full-cycle PCB design including requirement gathering, schematic design, component selection, layout supervision, bring-up, and system integration. The engineer will perform power design, create system interconnect diagrams, define wire harnesses, and develop payloads involving sensors and networking. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting across electrical and software boundaries using oscilloscopes, DMMs, and logic analyzers. Required skills include experience with microcontrollers, mixed-signal PCBs, and common interfaces like CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and RS485. The role addresses the technical challenge of creating flight-critical electronics and FPGA-based architectures that ensure survivability and performance for autonomous air platforms operating in complex, contested environments.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?

Median $166500 from 48 postings across 8 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Execute full-cycle PCB design including requirement gathering, schematic design, component selection, layout, and system integration.
  • Perform power design and integrate power management systems for mission-critical electronics.
  • Conduct bring-up and design work on microcontrollers to ensure seamless system integration.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across electrical and software boundaries using lab equipment and debugging tools.
  • Develop payloads and subsystems including sensors, networking interfaces, and power management components.
  • Create system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses with appropriate wire and connector selection.
  • Perform power system analysis, simulation, and testing to determine optimal hardware solutions.
  • Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews for avionics and missile platform electronics.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex system designs.
  • Ability to perform power system and electrical loading analysis, simulation, and testing.
  • Proficiency with lab test equipment including oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic/spectrum analyzers, and basic software debugging tools.
  • Experience designing multi-layer mixed-signal PCBs with proper grounding, protection, and filtering.
  • Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and USB.
  • Hands-on experience with microcontrollers including bring-up and design work.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.

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