Electrical Engineer, Thunder Mission Systems Integration

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 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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams in concert with ground maneuver forces. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost, Altius, or Roadrunner, in addition to bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril’s Lattice ecosystem. We develop perception and autonomy algorithms to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers.

We need an Electrical Engineer to own the electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, ensuring every connection between Anduril's mission system and our partner's airframe is fully defined, agreed, and verified.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

REQUIRED 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Rotorcraft or eVTOL electrical architecture familiarity
• Vehicle bus protocols (ARINC 429, CAN, MIL-STD-1553, or Ethernet avionics)
• Hybrid-electric power system interfaces — high-voltage isolation, battery management, regenerative loads
• Avionics integration experience

US Salary Range

$129,000—$198,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. 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, including:

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.