PCB Design and Testing

Stellent IT LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril seeks an Electrical Hardware Design Engineer in Costa Mesa, CA to lead propulsion-related hardware development, validation, and continuous improvement. You will design schematics, lay out PCBs, select components, and bring boards up using Altium, while solving root-cause issues from manufacturing and field use.

The role spans analog, digital, and power electronics, supporting hardware/software integration and lifecycle verification in collaboration with manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Must be US Citizen.
• Full-cycle PCB design experience including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, debugging, and design changes in Altium.
• Strong analog electronics background with sensors, op amps, comparators, and signal conditioning.

Responsibilities

• Support development, validation, and continuous improvement of propulsion-related electronic hardware systems.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, and board bring-up.
• Conduct root cause investigations of hardware field/manufacturing failures and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to improve reliability and scalability of products.
• Support design verification, qualification testing, and hardware/software integration.

Skills

Full-cycle PCB design

Schematic capture

Analog electronics

Power electronics

Root cause analysis

Embedded systems

Altium Designer

Sensor integration

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

OrCAD

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Title: Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Costa Mesa, CA

Interview: Phone + F2F

Job Description:

Company Overview:

Client 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. family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real time, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Duties/Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for supporting the development, validation, and continuous improvement of propulsion-related electronic hardware systems. The engineer will perform full-cycle electrical hardware design, including schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, design modifications, and board bring-up using Altium or similar tools. They will conduct root cause investigations of field and manufacturing failures, perform worst-case and derating analyses, support hardware and software integration efforts, and collaborate with manufacturing teams to improve product reliability and scalability. The position requires working across analog, digital, and power electronics, including motor drivers, solenoid drivers, sensors, microcontrollers, and embedded systems. The engineer will also support design verification and qualification testing activities, analyze test results, implement corrective actions, and ensure products meet performance, reliability, and environmental requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• Must be US Citizen
• Full-cycle PCB design experience including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, debugging, and implementing design changes in Altium.
• Strong analog electronics background with experience working with sensors, op amps, comparators, signal conditioning, pressure sensors, and temperature sensors.
• Power electronics experience involving motor drivers, solenoid drivers, H-bridges, MOSFETs, gate drivers, buck converters, boost converters, and other low-to-moderate power circuits.
• Experience troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis on hardware failures, including failure reproduction, corrective actions, and validation of fixes.
• Ability to support the entire product development lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, verification, qualification testing, manufacturing support, and hardware/software integration.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and team fit, including knowledge of analog, digital, and embedded systems, coachability, collaboration skills, and a low-ego attitude.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong PCB design experience, including schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with analog and power electronics, including sensors, motor drivers, solenoid drivers, MOSFETs, and power conversion circuits.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools (Cadence, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics).
• Hands-on experience with root cause analysis, testing, debugging, and product validation activities.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with experience supporting products through the full development lifecycle in a collaborative engineering environment.

Interview Process:

Two Rounds (Virtual)

• Zoom Call with Hiring Manager and fellow engineering manager
• Onsite Panel Interview
• Mix of technical and cultural