Maritime Energy Systems Lead for Ultra‑Long‑Range Autonomy

Anduril Industries; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to own the Energy subsystem for a maritime autonomous vehicle in Santa Ana, CA. You will design battery storage, power distribution, regulation, and external charging from concept through production, reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure safe, Manufacturable, and on-time delivery with travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.

Qualifications

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

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.
• 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.

Skills

Battery systems

Power electronics

Energy management

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

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

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to own the Energy subsystem for a maritime autonomous vehicle in Santa Ana, CA. You will design battery storage, power distribution, regulation, and external charging from concept through production, reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure safe, Manufacturable, and on-time delivery with travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.