Senior Electrical Engineer, Sensor Systems

Anduril Industries

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Location
Costa Mesa, CA
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$147,000–$196,000 / yr
Posted
62 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.

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TL;DR · Senior Electrical Engineer, Sensor Systems

The Senior Electrical Engineer (Sensor Systems) joins the team to design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles. This role involves full lifecycle design from concept through production, including schematic design, component selection, layout, bring-up, and integration. You will develop system interconnect diagrams, define wire harnesses, and conduct vendor surveys for system components. Key responsibilities include building and testing engine system components through lab, ground, and flight tests, as well as performing root cause analysis for field operations. Required skills include circuit design, mixed-signals design, and experience with UAS, power electronics, or powertrain systems. You will utilize tools like Altium, Eagle, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers while working with standard interfaces like CAN, I2C, and SPI to solve complex electrical problems in defense technology.

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What you'll do

  • Design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles.
  • Manage the complete lifecycle design of vehicle-level integrations from concept through production.
  • Execute full-cycle PCB design including requirements, schematics, component selection, layout, and debugging.
  • Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses for electronic equipment.
  • Build and test engine system components through lab, ground, and flight tests.
  • Perform root cause analysis to support field operations.
  • Conduct vendor surveys and evaluations to source necessary system components.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
  • Strong background in circuit design, including components and mixed-signals design.
  • Experience with sensor design, build, test, and integration.
  • Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain.
  • Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
  • Comfortable with electronic CAD tools like Altium, Eagle, and others.
  • Experience in EMI testing.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Performed environmental testing in previous positions for military and/or commercial industry (preferred).
  • Previous experience designing and testing height of burst sensors for ordnance fuzing applications (preferred).
  • Previous experience designing and testing ordnance fuzing systems (preferred).
  • Experience in UAS, missiles, or maritime programs (preferred).
  • Experience with the DoD Weapons Safety Boards (preferred).
  • Experience designing and scaling production of components at volume (preferred).
  • Experience developing or testing complex electrical systems (preferred).
  • Experience with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105 (preferred).
  • Experience with JOTP-052 and JOTP-054 (preferred).
  • Experience with explosive operations and/or handling munitions (preferred).

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