Motor Control Electrical Systems Engineer

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Motor Control Electrical Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end motor control development in a fast-paced environment. You will guide cross-functional teams from architecture and board design through hardware-software troubleshooting to flight testing and customer delivery.

The role requires motor controls experience and lab-based prototyping/research, plus experience with products used in extreme environments such as aerospace and defense. U.S.

Qualifications

• Lab-based prototyping/research and development experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Sciences or equivalent.
• Motor controls experience.
• Experience with products in extreme environments (aerospace, defense, etc.).
• U.S. Person status for export controlled data.
• 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems.
• Experience designing and integrating mixed signal circuits.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Guide the team through architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting and validation, supporting system level integration, flight test and customer deliveries.
• Drive the motor control fundamentals for optimal performance in contested and challenging environments.
• Troubleshoot issues spanning electrical and software boundaries using lab equipment and software debugging tools.
• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware and test engineers to deliver fully functional products.
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, deployments and customer-operated hardware.

Skills

Lab-based prototyping

Motor controls

Embedded systems

Oscilloscopes

DMM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Sciences or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

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
The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

About The Job
We are looking for a Motor Control Electrical Systems Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end development of high-performance motor control systems in a fast-paced environment. You will guide cross-functional teams from initial architecture and board design through complex hardware-software troubleshooting to flight testing and customer delivery. This will require motor controls experience as well as lab-based prototyping/research and development experience. If you are someone with demonstrated technical leadership experience and experience working on products used in extreme environments (aerospace, defense, etc.), this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Guide the team through architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting and validation, supporting system level integration, flight test and customer deliveries.
• Drive the motor control fundamentals for optimal performance in contested and challenging environments.
• Troubleshoot issues that span the electrical and software boundaries, with solid skills using both lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, DMM, etc.) and software debugging tools.
• Work closely with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware and test engineers to deliver fully functional products.
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments and customer operated hardware.

Required Qualifications

• Lab-based prototyping/research and development experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Sciences or equivalent.
• Motor controls experience.
• Experience working on products used in extreme environments (aerospace, defense, etc.).
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.
• 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems and products.
• Demonstrated experience designing and integrating mixed signal circuits.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ownership of unit and subsystem level payloads or products.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience.
• Systems engineering and architectural trade experience with payloads or products.
• Proficiency with embedded software and firmware (C/Linux is a plus).
• Experience with developing for a safety-critical environment (human in the loop).
• Knowledge of software protocols for embedded development, including use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs.

US Salary Range

$146,000—$194,000 USD

Benefits
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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