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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Electrical Engineer - Hardware Platform

Board & Electronics DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex printed circuit board designs is required.
  • Strong fundamentals in analog, digital, and power electronics are required.
  • Proficiency with electronic computer-aided design tools is required; Altium Designer is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice or equivalent is required.
  • Competence with laboratory test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current probes, spectrum analyzers, and test automation, is required.
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces including CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, and PCIe, and common microcontroller, CPU, and FPGA architectures is required.
  • Experience designing for signal integrity and power integrity is required.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-cycle printed circuit board design for high-reliability defense hardware, from requirements capture and schematic design through component selection, layout, bring-up, testing, debugging, and system integration.
  • Design and optimize circuits for safety-critical aerospace and defense applications, including power electronics, motor and actuator drivers, digital control systems, fuzing circuitry, or vehicle interconnect, depending on program focus.
  • Conduct design analysis, including worst-case analysis, thermal analysis, design failure mode and effects analysis, component derating, and signal and power integrity analysis, to ensure reliability in extreme vibration and temperature environments.
  • Execute board bring-ups and lead design verification testing, qualification testing, and functional testing through ground and flight test.
  • Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses for vehicle integration.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, software, systems, quality, and manufacturing teams throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews throughout development.
  • Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of ground testing and field operations.
  • Support vendor surveys and component sourcing to ensure performance, reliability, and supply chain viability.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
  • An active Department of Defense Secret or Top Secret clearance, or Department of Energy L or Q clearance, is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of experience in defense, aerospace, unmanned aerial systems, missile, or maritime hardware development is preferred.
  • Experience with propulsion electronics, including motor controllers, power distribution or conversion, flight controller circuits, or electromagnetic actuators, is preferred.
  • Experience with fuzing, ordnance, or other safety-critical weapon systems electronics is preferred.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105, or Department of Defense Weapons Safety Board processes is preferred.
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for control loop modeling or system simulation is preferred.
  • Familiarity with avionics design standards, including DO-254, DO-178C, and DO-160, is preferred.
  • Experience scaling electronics designs to production volume is preferred.

About the Company

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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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