Senior Electrical Engineer (Propulsion)

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to develop and test cutting-edge propulsion electronics. You will own electrical design from concept to production, including flight controllers, power electronics, and electromagnetic actuators.

Role requires 5+ years in defense or aerospace hardware, deep Analog/Digital/Power Electronics knowledge, and active eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Solid fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer and LTSpice for schematic/layout and circuit simulation.
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs, and electronic loads.
• Familiarity with CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet and MCU/CPU architectures.
• Eligible to obtain/maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Full Cycle PCB Design: translate propulsion requirements into robust designs; schematic capture; high-density layouts; bring-up and integration.
• Engine System Electronics: design flight controller circuits, power distribution, motor and actuator circuits.
• Rigorous Analysis: simulate circuits, perform worst-case, thermal analyses, DFMEA, component derating.
• Comprehensive Testing: lead board bring-ups, DVT, qualification and functional testing.
• Collaborative Design: work with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems teams.
• Peer Reviews: conduct design reviews across disciplines.
• Root Cause Analysis: perform failure analysis to support engine tests.

Skills

Analog & Digital Design

Power Electronics

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Laboratory Equipment

CAN I2C SPI Ethernet

MCU/CPU Architectures

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

5+ years experience in board design

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

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 JOB

Anduril is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer based in Costa Mesa, CA to develop and test cutting edge electronics for propulsion system. We are looking for a self-starter with deep technical experience in defense or aerospace hardware development to apply these skills in propulsion flight controllers, power electronics, high-efficiency motor controllers, and electromagnetic actuators.

This individual will be responsible for the electrical design, rigorous analysis, test, and integration of propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer will also be involved in managing key vendor relationships, and ensuring performance, thermal management, and reliability in our cutting-edge propulsion technologies.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Technical Fundamentals: Solid engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
• Software & Tools: Deep proficiency with electronic design tools, specifically Altium Designer (or equivalent for schematic and layout) and LTSpice (or equivalent for circuit simulation).
• Laboratory Equipment: Competence with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test automation.
• Interfaces & Protocols: Familiarity with standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet) and common MCU/CPU architectures.
• Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Advanced Tools: Experience with MATLAB / Simulink for data analysis, control loop modeling, or system simulations.

$146,000 – $194,000 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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