Principal Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to own full-cycle PCB design for spacecraft. You will mentor a team, specify requirements, select components, supervise layout, bring-up, test, and integrate with the system.

You will help develop system electrical designs for space-grade hardware and drive engineering excellence. The role demands 20+ years in hardware development, including 10+ years in space flight projects, strong knowledge of high-speed interfaces, and

Qualifications

• 20+ years of hardware product development experience.
• 10+ years designing space flight hardware
• Able to read schematics and apply best practices
• Familiar with Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2
• Experience with MCU/CPU/FPGA devices and technologies
• Proficient in modern analog and digital electronics
• Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent E-CAD tools
• Excellent communication and teamwork
• Demonstrated ownership across cradle-to-grave lifetime of spacecraft subsystem

Responsibilities

• Lead full cycle PCB design for spacecraft and related systems
• Mentor and grow the Space Special Programs team
• Develop system electrical designs and standards for space flight hardware
• Conduct design reviews and establish internal guidelines
• Perform low-level firmware bring-up and test
• Support root cause analysis in production operations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on rapid projects
• Ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers

Skills

Active U.S. Top Secret clearance

Space hardware design

PCB layout

Schematic reading

High-speed interfaces (Ethernet, CAN,

I2C, SPI, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2

MCU/CPU/FPGA familiarity

Altium Designer

Analog and digital electronics

Team leadership / mentoring

Ownership of cradle-to-grave life-cyle

U.S. Citizenship

Tools

Altium Designer

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

In the Space Special Programs team, we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate, the Space Special Programs team provides advanced, mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Space Special Programs team develops, tests, deploys, and operates new, unique, space capabilities to drive mission success in challenging operational environments.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for Full Cycle PCB design for spacecraft and associated systems including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system. You are expected to be an individual contributor as well as the team lead. Additionally, you will be responsible for helping develop the system electrical designs and, as the expert electrical engineer, for mentoring and growing your team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work with a cross-functional team to design market leading hardware products
• Drive product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities
• Apply modernspace-flight hardwaredesign standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies, and a team which implements them.
• Implement combinations of high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and ultra-low power, and medium-power designs
• Lead the team in establishing internal guidelines and best practices for space flight hardware design, test, and manufacture
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and mentor your team
• Low level firmware development for bring-up and test
• Root cause analysis in support of production operations
• Work in a fast-paced environment, having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Currentlypossessesandis able tomaintainan active U.S.TopSecret security clearance
• 20+ years of professional experience in hardware product development, at least 10designingspace flight hardware
• Full understanding of PCB Layout techniques to meetspace flightmechanical, electrical, and manufacturing requirements
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practicesappropriate foreach design
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe,MIPI CSI-2,etc
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGAdevicesand technologies
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
• Ability todeterminework priorities based on broad direction from management
• Experience using Altium Designer or equivalent E-CAD tools
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work within our company and team culture
• Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across the entire cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a spacecraft or space system electrical subsystem.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain andmaintaina U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of MIL-STD-810 and relevant military environmental qualification standards
• Understanding of MIL-STD-461 and relevant military electromagnetic compatibility standards
• Experience designing, integrating, and flyingCubesatspacecraft meant tooperatein LEO through GEO environments
• Familiarity designing and working with cryptographic equipment and associated key material
• 3+ years of experience working in a classified environment

US Salary Range: $220,000 – $292,000 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.