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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.
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Senior Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems joins the Intelligence Systems team to manage product sustainment for specialized engineering products serving the Intelligence Community. This role involves triaging production and field failures, conducting root cause investigations down to the component and PCB level, and implementing design or process updates to improve yield and reliability. The engineer will analyze failure data to identify trends, evaluate supplier product change notifications, and collaborate cross-functionally with Quality and Supply Chain teams to maintain build schedules. Required expertise includes hardware development, fabrication analysis methods like X-ray and SEM, and proficiency in standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB. Technical skills include using Excel, SQL, or Python for data analysis. The role addresses critical national security requirements by ensuring fielded systems are delivered reliably at scale.
What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?
Median $166500 from 48 postings across 8 companies.
Triage product failures from production and the field based on severity and population impact.
Lead root cause investigations down to component and PCB levels to implement design or process updates.
Analyze failure and field data to identify trends and quantify impacts on overall reliability.
Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production teams to ensure manufacturing schedules are met.
Identify and escalate issues that threaten the build schedule to ensure timely delivery of products.
Implement engineering changes to improve product yield, manufacturability, and long-term reliability.
Evaluate supplier product change notifications and update designs as necessary for production environments.
Perform board-level and system-level debugging and failure analysis during the manufacturing process.
What we're looking for
Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
8+ 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, or FMEA.
Deep understanding of fabrication and assembly-level failure analysis including CT scan, X-ray, visual inspection, cross-sectioning, 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.
Understanding of MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 standards (preferred).
Experience with PLM/ERP systems, ECO management, and production quality systems like CAPA or SPC (preferred).