Aerospace Electrical Engineer — ICDs, Harnesses, EMC

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at the Costa Mesa HQ. You will own the electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, defining and verifying connections between Anduril's mission system and partner airframes.

You’ll design harness architectures, manage power budgets, drive EMC activities with external partners, and contribute to first aircraft integration and interface verification testing.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with ICD development experience.
• Aerospace harness design—wiring, connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 or equivalent), backshell, and routing practices.
• Power budget analysis across complex vehicle electrical architectures.
• EMC planning and coordination per MIL-STD-461 or DO-160.
• Signal integrity awareness for high-speed digital interfaces.
• Experience driving interface closure with external partners or cross-org teams.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active US security clearance

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain electrical ICDs between the Anduril mission system and the co-development partner airframe — connector pinouts, power allocations, signal definitions, and harness routing constraints
• Audit the existing ICD baseline for completeness and drive to a fully co-signed revision
• Design Anduril-side harness architecture — wiring gauge, routing, connector selection, backshell, strain relief, and shield termination per applicable aerospace standards
• Develop and verify power budget across all operational modes — normal, peak, emergency, and ground power
• Lead EMC coordination with the co-development partner — conducted emissions limits, susceptibility thresholds, and test methodology alignment
• Attend partner electrical design reviews as the Anduril electrical interface POC
• Support first aircraft electrical integration and interface verification testing
• Incorporate first-article lessons into production harness drawings

Skills

Aerospace/defense electrical eng

ICD development experience

Power budget analysis

EMC planning (MIL-STD-461/DO-160)

Signal integrity

Interface coordination

Security clearance eligible

Tools

MIL-DTL-38999 connectors

ARINC 429 / MIL-STD-1553 / CAN

Ethernet avionics

EMC test equipment

Job description

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at the Costa Mesa HQ. You will own the electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, defining and verifying connections between Anduril's mission system and partner airframes.

You’ll design harness architectures, manage power budgets, drive EMC activities with external partners, and contribute to first aircraft integration and interface verification testing.