Senior Electrical Engineer, Thunder Systems Integration

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Thunder team at our Costa Mesa HQ. You will own the electrical interfaces between Anduril's mission system and the co-development partner airframe, ensuring definitions, agreement, and verification of every connection.

This role drives harness design, power budgeting, EMC coordination, and integration testing across aerospace partners, with a focus on safety, reliability, and security clearance.

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 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.

Skills

ICD development

Harness design

Power budget analysis

EMC planning

Signal integrity

Interface closure

US security clearance

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Thunder team at our Costa Mesa HQ. You will own the electrical interfaces between Anduril's mission system and the co-development partner airframe, ensuring definitions, agreement, and verification of every connection.

This role drives harness design, power budgeting, EMC coordination, and integration testing across aerospace partners, with a focus on safety, reliability, and security clearance.