Senior Electrical Engineer, Thunder Mission Systems Integration

Mosaic.tech; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, ensuring every connection between Anduril's mission system and partner airframes is defined and verified. You will drive ICD baselines, power budgets, and harness architecture across the Thunder program.

This role requires 3–6 years in aerospace electrical engineering, experience with MIL-STD-461/DO-160 EMC planning, and proven ability to coordinate with external

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with ICD development experience.
• Aerospace harness design — wiring, connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 or equivalent), backshell, and routing practices.
• Power budget analysis across complex vehicle electrical architectures.
• EMC planning and coordination per MIL-STD-461 or DO-160.
• Signal integrity awareness for high-speed digital interfaces.
• Experience driving interface closure with external partners or cross-org teams.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain electrical ICDs between the mission system and co-development partner airframe.
• Audit the ICD baseline and drive to a fully co-signed revision.
• Design harness architecture — wiring gauge, routing, connectors, backshell, strain relief, shielding.
• Develop and verify power budget across normal, peak, emergency and ground modes.
• Lead EMC coordination with the partner — emissions limits, susceptibility, test methods.
• Attend partner electrical design reviews as Anduril's electrical interface POC.
• Support first aircraft electrical integration and interface verification testing.
• Incorporate first-article lessons into production harness drawings.

Skills

Aerospace electrical engineering

EMC planning

Signal integrity

Interface coordination

Hardware harness design

Tools

MIL-DTL-38999

MIL-STD-461 / DO-160

ARINC 429 / CAN / MIL-STD-1553 / Ethernet

BACKSHELL, harness routing

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

The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder - an autonomous attack rotorcraft built to fight alongside crewed combat aviation to deliver overwhelming mass effects deep beyond the front lines. The team in London builds the Mission System and the autonomy that makes aircraft like Thunder work. Autonomy is only as good as the link that carries it. Thunder is a compact airframe with weapons, sensors and radios competing for the same antenna real estate, flying low and in formation, in a spectrum that is actively contested. That is the problem you would own.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Thunder team at our Costa Mesa HQ. We need an Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, ensuring every connection between Anduril's mission system and our partner's airframe is fully defined, agreed, and verified.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own and maintain electrical ICDs between the Anduril mission system and the co-development partner airframe — connector pinouts, power allocations, signal definitions, and harness routing constraints
• Audit the existing ICD baseline for completeness and drive to a fully co-signed revision
• Design Anduril-side harness architecture — wiring gauge, routing, connector selection, backshell, strain relief, and shield termination per applicable aerospace standards
• Develop and verify power budget across all operational modes — normal, peak, emergency, and ground power
• Lead EMC coordination with the co-development partner — conducted emissions limits, susceptibility thresholds, and test methodology alignment
• Attend partner electrical design reviews as the Anduril electrical interface POC
• Support first aircraft electrical integration and interface verification testing
• Incorporate first-article lessons into production harness drawings

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with ICD development experience
• Aerospace harness design — wiring, connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 or equivalent), backshell, and routing practices
• Power budget analysis across complex vehicle electrical architectures
• EMC planning and coordination per MIL-STD-461 or DO-160
• Signal integrity awareness for high-speed digital interfaces
• Experience driving interface closure with external partners or cross-org teams
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active US security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Rotorcraft or eVTOL electrical architecture familiarity
• Vehicle bus protocols (ARINC 429, CAN, MIL-STD-1553, or Ethernet avionics)
• Hybrid-electric power system interfaces — high-voltage isolation, battery management, regenerative loads
• Avionics integration experience

US Salary Range

$129,000 — $198,000 USD

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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