Avionics PCB Design Engineer - Power & Systems

Anduril-1; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the AD&S team. You will work closely with avionics engineers to review and design electrical integration details, ensuring documentation and communication to stakeholders.

The role focuses on system-level power design, microcontroller bring-up, and mixed-signal PCB development for high-reliability air platforms, requiring hands-on lab work and collaboration across hardware, software, and test engineers. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 3+ years of experience.
• Ability to perform power system analysis, simulation, and testing.
• Proficient with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, analyzers) and basic software debugging.
• Familiarity with CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS485/RS232, USB interfaces.
• Excellent organization and communication skills; U.S. security clearance eligibility.
• Hands-on power design experience and microcontroller bring-up.
• Knowledge of mixed-signal PCB design, grounding, impedance, and filtering.
• Understanding of low/high voltage power electronics and wiring harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Full PCB design cycle from requirements to layout and system integration.
• Bring-up microcontrollers and ensure smooth system integration.
• Troubleshoot electrical/software boundary issues using lab equipment and debugging tools.
• Support fast-paced development, deployments, and customer hardware.
• Develop power management systems and integrate payload interfaces.
• Create system interconnect diagrams and wire harness definitions.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test teams.
• Conduct peer reviews across disciplines.

Skills

PCB design

Power design

Microcontroller bring-up

CAN/I2C/SPI/Ethernet

Electronics debugging

Documentation of designs

Hardware-software collaboration

High/low voltage power electronics

Wiring harness design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMM

Logic analyzers

Thermal test chambers

EMI test equipment

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the AD&S team. You will work closely with avionics engineers to review and design electrical integration details, ensuring documentation and communication to stakeholders.

The role focuses on system-level power design, microcontroller bring-up, and mixed-signal PCB development for high-reliability air platforms, requiring hands-on lab work and collaboration across hardware, software, and test engineers. A U.S.