Principal Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
McHenry, MS
Salary
$148,000–$226,000 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
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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 · Principal Electrical Engineer

As a Principal Electrical Engineer on the Rocket Motor Systems team, you will design, develop, and install devices to collect data on solid rocket motor burn performance. You will create custom electronic solutions including PCBs, firmware, and FPGA code for manufacturing and testing purposes while managing integrated safety-critical designs. Your daily responsibilities include configuring data collection systems, developing software applications, creating schematics, and overseeing technicians during instrumentation installation and testing. The role requires expertise in high-voltage PCB layout, circuit design for motor initiation, signal conditioning, and Python programming. You will also utilize tools such as NI Labview or DAQmx and CAD software like Altium or OrCAD. This position addresses the technical challenge of developing reliable, large-volume tactical rocket motors by ensuring accurate data acquisition and robust hardware performance in high-stakes environments.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop custom electronic solutions including PCBs, firmware, and FPGA code for rocket motor manufacturing and testing.
  • Develop and install hardware systems to collect data on solid rocket motor burn performance.
  • Engineer safety-critical designs featuring multi-fault tolerance, arm/fire inhibits, and inadvertent initiation mitigation.
  • Create high-voltage PCB layouts and circuit designs for motor initiation including capacitor charging and peak-current switching.
  • Configure data acquisition systems and develop software applications to collect and process performance metrics.
  • Act as the project engineer for design, prototype fabrication, and manufacturing development of rocket components.
  • Oversee technicians during the installation of instrumentation and during active rocket motor testing.
  • Draft formal technical documents, reports, and testing results for presentation to stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the design, development, and installation of safety-critical system designs.
  • Proven experience in safety-critical hardware design including multi-fault tolerance, arm/fire inhibits, and inadvertent initiation mitigation.
  • Experience in high-voltage PCB layout and circuit design for motor initiation, including capacitor charging and peak-current switching.
  • Thorough understanding of signal conditioning for data acquisition and analog circuit design.
  • Proficiency in Python and computer-aided design software.
  • Strong understanding of applied math and physics.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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