Endurance Systems Lead

Anduril-1; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Energy Systems Engineer for its Maritime Division to own the Energy subsystem architecture for a next-gen autonomous vessel. You will design battery storage, power distribution, regulation, and external charging interfaces, aiming to maximize endurance and reliability.

You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering and production, setting objectives, guiding development from concept through LRIP/FRP, and mentoring engineers while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Energy Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in energy or power systems for marine, aerospace, or robotic systems.
• Experience taking energy or power systems through full product development cycles.
• Demonstrated experience with battery systems, power electronics, or energy management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the Energy subsystem architecture: storage, distribution, management, regulation, and external charging.
• Drive design and development of energy storage systems for ultra-long-range autonomous operation.
• Drive power distribution and bus architecture across the vehicle.
• Own energy regulation systems ensuring safe and efficient power delivery to all subsystems.
• Design external charging interfaces and solutions for rapid turnaround.
• Manage energy budget and power allocation across all consuming subsystems.
• Define electrical interfaces between energy subsystem and other vehicle systems.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.

Skills

Battery systems

Power electronics

Energy management

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Energy Engineering

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's Maritime Division is responsible for planning and executing Anduril's product and revenue roadmap for maritime missions. Working across product, engineering, business development, logistics, and operations, the Maritime team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril maritime capabilities in a challenging operational environment worldwide. As a leader in the Maritime Division, you must be a technical leader with the expertise to evaluate, qualify, manage, and advocate for an increasing number of sophisticated parallel pursuits. This role is crucial in ensuring that each initiative aligns with the company's strategic direction and receives the appropriate resourcing, balancing innovation with practical execution to drive the business line's success.

ABOUT THE JOB

You will drive the Energy subsystem for a maritime autonomous vehicle, owning energy storage, distribution, regulation, and external charging from concept through production. Reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead, you will maximize vehicle endurance and power reliability. You will set architecture for battery systems, power distribution, energy management, and charging interfaces. Ultra-long-range autonomous operation depends on this subsystem. Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience will be key in making sure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed to ensure success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own the Energy subsystem architecture: storage, distribution, management, regulation, and external charging
• Drive design and development of energy storage systems for ultra-long-range autonomous operation
• Drive power distribution and bus architecture across the vehicle
• Own energy regulation systems ensuring safe and efficient power delivery to all subsystems
• Design external charging interfaces and solutions for rapid turnaround
• Manage energy budget and power allocation across all consuming subsystems
• Define electrical interfaces between energy subsystem and other vehicle systems
• Manage subsystem schedule and cost performance across prototype, LRIP, and FRP phases
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers across energy disciplines
• Drive design-for-manufacturability in coordination with Production
• Represent the energy subsystem in technical and customer meetings
• Interface with Vehicle Systems Lead and Chief Engineer on technical decisions
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Energy Engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in energy or power systems for marine, aerospace, or robotic systems
• Experience taking energy or power systems through full product development cycles
• Demonstrated experience with battery systems, power electronics, or energy management
• Experience transitioning designs from prototype to productionAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with large-format battery systems (lithium-ion or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of high-voltage power systems in marine or defense applications
• Experience with power distribution for autonomous vehicles
• Familiarity with safety standards for energy storage systems
• Experience in defense or maritime robotics

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 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:

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 .

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