Propulsion Electronics Engineer - Power & Mixed-Signal

XYZ Venture Capital; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and test propulsion electronics for avionics systems. You will lead full-cycle PCB design, develop flight controller circuits, and ensure reliability through rigorous analysis and testing.

Responsibilities include vendor liaison, thermal management, and collaboration with mechanical, software, and systems teams to meet aggressive propulsion goals. U.S. Secret clearance is a requirement or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Robotics, with 0–7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs. Recent graduates are welcome to apply if they bring a technical internship or standout leadership experience from an engineering club (FSAE/EV, UAVs, robotics, avionics, or similar).
• Solid engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
• Deep proficiency with electronic design tools, specifically Altium Designer (or equivalent for schematic and layout) and LTSpice (or equivalent for circuit simulation).
• Competence with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test automation.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet) and common MCU/CPU architectures.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Full Cycle PCB Design: Translate system-level propulsion requirements into robust designs. Perform schematic capture and high-density PCB layouts (with a strong preference for Altium), component selection, bring-up, test, debug, and integration with the propulsion system.
• Engine System Electronics: Design and optimize flight controller circuits, power distribution/supplies, motor controller circuits, and electromagnetic actuator circuits.
• Rigorous Analysis: Conduct circuit simulations, worst-case analysis (WCA), thermal analysis, DFMEA, and component derating to ensure reliability under extreme vibration and temperature environments.
• Comprehensive Testing: Lead board bring-ups, Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification (Qual) testing, and functional testing.
• Collaborative Design: Provide electrical support and collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams for development.
• Peer Reviews: Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
• Root Cause Analysis: Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of engine test and field operations.

Skills

Analog fundamentals

Digital fundamentals

Power electronics

MCU/CPU architectures

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/related field

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and test propulsion electronics for avionics systems. You will lead full-cycle PCB design, develop flight controller circuits, and ensure reliability through rigorous analysis and testing.

Responsibilities include vendor liaison, thermal management, and collaboration with mechanical, software, and systems teams to meet aggressive propulsion goals. U.S. Secret clearance is a requirement or eligibility.