Senior Electrical Engineer: PCB Design & Flight Hardware

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead full-cycle PCB design for air dominance and strike systems. You will drive schematic capture, layout supervision, bring-up, and system integration for flight-critical hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience with MCUs/MPUs, power management, and cross-functional collaboration across electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test teams. A U.S. security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex system designs.
• Hands-on PCB design experience within the last 5 years (schematic capture, layout, bring-up).
• Experience with modern ECAD/EDA tools (Altium preferred).
• Strong power system design and power management knowledge.
• Proficient with lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, analyzers).
• Experience with CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS232/422/RS485, USB interfaces.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead full cycle PCB design from concept to board bring-up and system integration.
• Develop power supplies and DC-DC converter implementations.
• Troubleshoot electrical and software boundary issues using lab equipment.
• Support environmental qualification and flight-test operations.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test teams to deliver mission-critical products.
• Conduct design reviews and ensure robust EMI/EMC performance.

Skills

PCB design

Power electronics

ECAD/EDA tools

Microcontrollers

CAN/I2C/SPI

Security clearance

Lab equipment

Firmware basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro/OrCAD

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead full-cycle PCB design for air dominance and strike systems. You will drive schematic capture, layout supervision, bring-up, and system integration for flight-critical hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience with MCUs/MPUs, power management, and cross-functional collaboration across electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test teams. A U.S. security clearance is required.