Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company delivering advanced autonomy, AI, and sensor fusion solutions. The role leads an electrical engineering team and owns the PCB development cycle for embedded compute boards, from requirements to bring-up and testing.

The position requires 15+ years of hardware design experience in military/automotive contexts, HDL proficiency, and experience with Ethernet/CAN interfaces. A U.S. Top Secret clearance is required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 15+ years in designing, testing and troubleshooting complex boards for military/auto hardware.
• Experience leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design.
• Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog).
• Familiar with MCU/CPU/FPGA devices and interfaces (Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB).
• Experience in signal/power integrity and test automation.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or similar EDA tool.
• Eligible for active U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead for embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking.
• Own full PCB development cycle for host boards (requirements, schematic, layout, bring-up, test).
• Improve HDL/FPGA design workflows (architecture, simulation, testing, libraries).
• Collaborate to roll out compute solutions across Anduril in a scalable way.
• Create and communicate detailed product development schedules.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

HDL proficiency

PCB development

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Test equipment

Altium Designer

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

VHDL/Verilog

Ethernet

CAN

I2C

SPI

PCIe

USB

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Technical lead for electrical engineering team, creating embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking.
• Own the full PCB development cycle of host boards for FPGAs / SoCs / SoMs (Developing requirements, schematic capture, board layout, bring-up, test, and integration).
• Develop and improve workflows throughout the FPGA / HDL design cycle (Architecture, functional block definition, simulation, system testing, HDL library standardization).
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop a strategy for developing and rolling out your compute solutions across Anduril in a scalable manner.
• Create, maintain and communicate product development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of their tasks and deadlines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 15+ years of experience designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive or similar hardware.
• Experience with leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design
• Proficiency in an HDL language (VHDL, Verilog)
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tool
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding and familiarity with DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160, DO-311A
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461
• Expertise in computer networking
• Experience with implementing enhanced security measures

US Salary Range

$253,000—$336,000 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:

Benefits

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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