Electrical Engineering Technical Lead – Defense Drones

Linuxconfig; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking an Electrical Engineering technical lead and functional manager for the Tactical Effects division. The role focuses on rapid prototyping and scaling, transitioning concepts to fielded drones and related payload systems while collaborating with engineering, operations, and production teams.

The position requires a strong background in embedded systems, mixed-signal design, Altium, and leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in extreme environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems.
• Experience designing and integrating mixed signal circuits.
• Proficiency with Altium or equivalent ECAD tools.
• Experience with test equipment and automation of tests.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Experience with products used in extreme environments (aerospace, defense).

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team from concept to flight delivery for R&D/prototype design and ramp up to production.
• Guide architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting and validation.
• Troubleshoot issues spanning electrical and software boundaries with lab equipment and software tools.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver products.
• Mature product designs for scale focused on manufacturing efficiency and mass production.
• Support fast-paced development and deployments with customer-operated hardware.

Skills

Embedded systems design

Mixed-signal circuits

ECAD tools

Test equipment proficiency

Team leadership

Export control awareness

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Current probes

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking an Electrical Engineering technical lead and functional manager for the Tactical Effects division. The role focuses on rapid prototyping and scaling, transitioning concepts to fielded drones and related payload systems while collaborating with engineering, operations, and production teams.

The position requires a strong background in embedded systems, mixed-signal design, Altium, and leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in extreme environments.