Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior hardware engineering leader to drive the FPGA/HDL design cycle and PCB development for vehicle management and networking systems. You will oversee fast-paced hardware projects, review complex designs, and collaborate with stakeholders to align schedules and deliver IP cores.

The role requires extensive experience in digital design, HDL proficiency, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary hardware teams. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Experience leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design.
• Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL/Verilog).
• Familiarity with interfaces like Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB.

Responsibilities

• Lead an electrical engineering team for hardware solutions in vehicle management, DSP, and networking.
• Develop and improve FPGA/HDL design workflows from architecture to verification.
• Review high-speed digital and compute-based designs.
• Oversee PCB development cycle for host boards (requirements, schematic, layout, bring-up).
• Collaborate to strategy for delivering hardware and IP core solutions across Anduril.
• Create and maintain product development schedules with clear tasks and deadlines.

Skills

Digital design leadership

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

PCB design & signal integrity

Test equipment & automation

Networking basics (Ethernet/CAN/I2C/SI

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes & logic analyzers

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead an electrical engineering team in creating hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking
• Develop and improve workflows throughout the FPGA / HDL design cycle (Architecture, functional block definition, simulation, system testing, HDL library standardization)
• Independently reviewing high speed digital and compute based designs
• Oversee the full PCB development cycle of host boards for FPGAs / SoCs / SoMs (Developing requirements, schematic capture, board layout, bring‑up, test, and integration)
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create the strategy for delivering hardware and IP core solutions across Anduril
• Create, maintain and communicate product development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of their tasks and deadlines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive or similar hardware.
• Experience with leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design
• Proficiency in an HDL language (VHDL, Verilog)
• Familiarity with common FPGA, CPU, MCU, GPU devices and technologies.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current‑probes, and automation of tests.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tool
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding and familiarity with DO‑254, DO‑178C, DO‑160, DO‑311A
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL‑STD‑810, MIL‑STD‑704, MIL‑STD‑461
• Expertise in computer networking
• Experience with implementing enhanced security measures

US Salary Range: $170,000 — $255,000 USD.

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees.