Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$161,000–$212,000 / yr
Posted
5 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 901 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Electrical Engineer

The Senior Electrical Engineer joins the Air Dominance and Strike team to execute full-lifecycle PCB design for mission-critical flight hardware. This role involves schematic capture, component selection, layout supervision, board bring-up, and system integration. You will develop payloads and subsystems including sensors, power management, and networking while supporting cable harnessing and flight-test operations. Key responsibilities include designing discrete power supplies, DC-DC converters, and troubleshooting electrical and software boundaries. Required technical skills include proficiency with Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics, and experience with microcontrollers and digital interfaces like CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and USB. You must demonstrate competence using oscilloscopes, DMMs, and logic analyzers to solve complex problems in high-reliability environments involving low-voltage and high-voltage power electronics, grounding topologies, and EMI mitigation.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?

Median $167500 from 76 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Execute full-cycle PCB design including requirements gathering, schematic capture, component selection, and layout supervision.
  • Perform board bring-up, testing, and debugging for microcontrollers and microprocessors within the system.
  • Design, simulate, and integrate discrete power supplies, DC-DC converters, and power management systems.
  • Troubleshoot electrical and software boundary issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and firmware debugging tools.
  • Develop payloads and subsystems including sensors, payload interfaces, and networking components.
  • Create system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses and pinouts for electronic equipment.
  • Support environmental qualification testing and flight-test operations for mission-critical hardware.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex system designs.
  • Active, hands-on PCB design experience within the last 5 years including schematic capture, layout, and board bring-up.
  • Experience with modern ECAD/EDA design tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics (Altium Designer preferred).
  • Solid foundation in power system design, power loading analysis, and power management systems.
  • High competence using lab test equipment and basic board-level rework/soldering tools.
  • Hands-on experience with microcontrollers and digital interfaces like CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and USB.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.

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