Senior Electrical Integration Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Integration Engineer to join the AD&S Electrical team. You will collaborate with avionics, systems, manufacturing, and flight test groups to support design, verification, and flight-test activities for air vehicle platforms.

Candidates should bring 8+ years in electrical systems for aerospace or missiles, experience with rugged harnessing, and familiarity with CAN, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553. Eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years designing and integrating electrical systems for aerospace vehicles or missiles.
• Proficient in designing electrical harnessing for rugged environments.
• Familiarity with CAN, Ethernet, RS422/RS232, MIL-STD-1553 interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create support documentation to include block diagrams and wiring diagrams across all phases of product development.
• Build up and test avionics system components through lab, ground, and flight tests.
• Manage concurrent involvement in multiple projects at various stages.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices.
• Conduct root cause analysis in support of vehicle integration and field operations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens Capital software

CAN interface

Ethernet

RS422

RS232

MIL-STD-1553

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 Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team is responsible for developing high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Working across hardware, software, and mission autonomy, the team delivers flight-critical electronics, PCB assemblies, and FPGA-based processing architectures that enable Anduril's next-generation autonomous air platforms to operate in complex and contested environments. AD&S Electrical Engineers drive end-to-end development, from system architecture and circuit design to verification, integration, and flight test, ensuring scalable, mission-ready solutions that meet the performance, reliability, and survivability demands of the U.S. Military and modern air warfare.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for an Senior Electrical Integration Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will work closely with avionics, systems, manufacturing, and flight test teams to support the development and test of air vehicle designs. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware, we are looking for you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Create support documentation to include block diagrams, ICD’s wiring interconnect diagrams throughout all phases of product development.
• Build up and test of avionics system components through lab, ground, and flight tests
• Manage concurrent involvement in multiple projects at various stages
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices
• Conduct root cause analysis in support of vehicle integration and field operations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 8+ years experience designing and integrating electrical systems into aerospace vehicles or missiles
• Proficient in designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications
• Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, MIL-STD-1553)
• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years experience designing and integrating electrical systems into aerospace vehicles or missiles
• Experienced and familiar with aircraft avionics module vendors and avionics component suppliers in UAS programs
• Experience with Siemens Capital software for 2D modeling and drafting

US Salary Range: $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. Explore Our Benefits.