Staff Electrical Engineer, EW

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $183,000–$243,000 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Staff Electrical Engineer, EW

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The Staff Electrical Engineer, EW joins the engineering team to design embedded electronics from initial concept to functional prototype. This role involves hardware selection, schematic and PCB design, board bring-up, and system-level integration for defense platforms. You will troubleshoot issues across electrical and software boundaries using lab equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. Key responsibilities include working with modern SoCs, networking hardware, and FPGAs to support active deployments. Required technical skills include experience with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, and communication busses like SPI and I2C. You must be proficient in Altium Designer, Python for test automation, and embedded Linux development, including device trees and bootloaders. This position solves complex hardware integration problems for advanced military systems.

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Skills

Embedded Systems PCB Design Altium Designer Python FPGA Linux I2C SPI SERDES DDR Ethernet Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer Schematic Capture Hardware Drivers Bootloaders Unix Test Automation microcontroller s

What you'll do

Design embedded electronics from initial concept to functional prototype.
Perform hardware selection, schematic capture, and PCB design.
Execute board bring-up and system-level integration for new platforms.
Troubleshoot electrical and software issues using oscilloscopes and debugging tools.
Integrate modern SoCs and networking hardware into defense platforms.
Collaborate with firmware and software engineers on processor and peripheral selection.
Manage multiple projects concurrently across various stages of development.
Support active deployments and customer-operated hardware in a fast-paced environment.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
8+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex hardware, embedded systems, and products.
Experience with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and SPI/I2C busses.
Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller selection, configuration, and interfacing.
Experience with component selection, schematic capture, high-speed board design, and guiding PCB layout.
Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, and current-probes.
Knowledge of embedded software development, including timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals, and embedded Linux development.
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.