Senior Manager, Power Electronics and Power Conversion

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Support for health and recovery

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced power electronics engineer to oversee the development of advanced power systems for defense applications. The ideal candidate will guide projects from concept to production, ensuring high reliability and efficiency in system design.

Qualified applicants should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 7 years of relevant experience, demonstrating expertise in power quality standards and EMI mitigation. This role offers a salary range of $191,000—$253,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in power electronics circuits and motor drives.
• Deep understanding of power quality and EMI standards.
• Proficient in EDA tools and simulation software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee power electronics programs from concept to production.
• Design efficient and fault-tolerant power system architectures.
• Verify power system performance and conduct hardware evaluations.

Skills

Power electronics design

Circuit testing

EMI mitigation

Communication interfaces (CAN, PMBus)

Digital control with DSPs or microcontrollers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

MATLAB/Simulink

High-power test equipment

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 Anduril

Anduril is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life‑and‑death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis that are creating software and hardware solutions to radically evolve the capabilities of the United States and our allies. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact, come join Anduril and build the future of defense.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Programs & Architecture: Oversee power electronics and power conversion programs from concept through production. You will guide the development of motor controllers, DC‑DC converters, AC‑DC rectifiers, and smart power distribution systems for defense platforms.
• Project Management: Create, maintain, and communicate detailed product development schedules to ensure all assigned team members are aligned on tasks, hardware spins, and testing deadlines.
• System Design: Design high‑reliability, efficient, power‑dense, thermally optimized, and fault‑tolerant power system architectures. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define vehicle power requirements and write design verification test plans.
• HIL & System Verification: Verify power system performance, efficiency, thermal margins, transient responses, and protection features (over‑voltage, over‑current, short‑circuit) on hardware‑in‑the‑loop setups or flight‑representative systems.
• Hardware Evaluation: Utilize advanced evaluation methodologies, including automated efficiency mapping, thermal imaging, power quality testing, and dynamic load profiling.
• Full‑Cycle PCB & LRU Design: Drive high‑power PCB and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) design. This includes requirements gathering, schematic design, component selection (wide‑bandgap semiconductors like SiC/GaN, custom magnetics, bulk capacitors), gate driver design, layout supervision (optimizing for parasitic inductance and EMI), bring‑up, and system integration.
• Cabling & Interconnects: Develop power distribution interconnect diagrams and define high‑voltage/high‑current cabling, shielding, connectors, and busbars connecting energy sources to power electronics and payloads.
• Supply Chain & Vendor Collaboration: Manage successful fabrication, assembly, and BOMs for power hardware, collaborating closely with custom magnetic, power semiconductor, connector, and thermal management vendors.
• Vendor Relations: Maintain familiarity with aerospace/automotive‑grade power electronics component suppliers and manufacturers.
• Platform Integration: Integrate power electronics (e.g., electronic speed controllers, battery management systems, power conditioning units) into UAVs, UGVs, or maritime systems.
• Firmware Support: Support software and firmware teams in developing digital control loops (DSP/MCU‑based converter control), state‑machine logic, telemetry reporting, and power‑up sequences.
• Trade‑Off Studies: Represent the power subsystem in platform‑level, cross‑disciplinary trade‑off studies (such as SWaP‑C, voltage level selection, and thermal dissipation architectures) to optimize overall vehicle performance and range.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or equivalent.
• Experience: 7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex power electronics circuits, switching power supplies (buck, boost, flyback, resonant topologies), and motor drives in a high‑reliability aerospace, defense, or electric vehicle (EV) context.
• Standards Expertise: Deep understanding of power quality and EMI standards, specifically MIL‑STD‑704 (aircraft electrical power characteristics) and MIL‑STD‑461 (requirements for the control of electromagnetic interference).
• Test Equipment Proficiency: Competence with high‑power test equipment such as high‑voltage power supplies, electronic loads, power analyzers, differential probes, thermal chambers, and test automation.
• EMI Mitigation: Practical experience in design for EMI mitigation, low‑parasitic layouts, gate drive optimization, and high‑frequency switching performance.
• Communication Interfaces: Familiarity with standard interfaces used in power systems (CAN, PMBus, I2C, SPI, RS‑485).
• Digital Control: Familiarity with DSPs, microcontrollers, or FPGAs commonly used for digital control of power supplies (e.g., TI C2000, STM32).
• EDA Tools: Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation (EDA) design tools.
• Simulation Software: Experience with power simulation tools such as PLECS, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink, or Simplis.
• Software/Coding: Knowledgeable in Python (for test automation) and C/C++ (for firmware understanding/debugging).
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Education: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Electronics.
• Advanced Tech & Safety: Experience with wide‑bandgap (SiC, GaN) semiconductor technology, high‑voltage safety design practices (touch‑safe standards, creepage/clearance), and thermal management of high‑power‑density systems.
• Aerospace & Environmental Standards:
  • Familiarity with DO‑160 (specifically Section 16 for Power Input and Section 21 for RF Emissions).
  • Familiarity with DO‑254 and DO‑311A (for rechargeable lithium battery systems).
  • Familiarity with MIL‑STD‑810 (environmental engineering considerations).

Salary Range

US Salary Range: $191,000—$253,000 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, please visit our benefits page.