Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
2 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 Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer

As a Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer within the Maritime Division, you will own power distribution and energy management for a maritime autonomous vehicle. Reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead, you will design the power bus architecture, switching systems, and management logic that deliver power from storage to every consuming subsystem. Your daily responsibilities include designing protection and fault isolation circuits, managing vehicle energy budgets, defining power interfaces, and modeling system performance across mission load profiles. You will also support EMI/EMC design and qualification while coordinating with energy storage and regulation teams during prototype integration and testing. The role requires expertise in DC power distribution or power electronics for mobile platforms, such as aircraft or spacecraft. Key technical skills include experience with power system simulation tools and knowledge of marine vehicle systems within a defense context.

What you'll do

  • Design the power bus architecture and management logic for maritime autonomous vehicles.
  • Design power switching, protection, and fault isolation circuits for all vehicle subsystems.
  • Manage the vehicle energy budget and allocate power across various consuming systems.
  • Define power interfaces between energy storage units and all internal components.
  • Model and simulate the vehicle power system against various mission load profiles.
  • Support EMI/EMC design and qualification processes for maritime hardware.
  • Lead prototype integration and testing at various sites to ensure system success.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years designing DC power distribution or power electronics hardware for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or other mobile platforms.
  • Experience owning a vehicle or platform power bus architecture with protection and fault isolation.
  • Experience owning a platform-level power budget as a design artifact.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with marine vehicle power distribution systems (preferred).
  • Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices (preferred).
  • Experience with power system simulation tools or in defense and maritime robotics (preferred).

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