Senior Sensor Systems Engineer — Autonomy & Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a senior electrical hardware engineer to design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles. You’ll manage vehicle-level integrations and the full PCB design lifecycle from concept through production.

You will define interconnects, wire harnesses, and system schematics, collaborate on cross‑discipline reviews, and support field operations with root cause analysis and advanced testing, including EMI considerations.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Experience with sensor design, build, test, and integration.
• Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain.
• Familiarity with CAN, I2C, SPI interfaces.
• Comfortable with PCB CAD tools (Altium preferred) and related workflows.
• Experience in EMI testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and validation of proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles.
• Vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept through production.
• Full cycle PCB design including requirements, schematic, layout, bring‑up, test and integration.
• Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses.
• Provide support and collaborate within other air vehicle subsystem constraints.
• Vendor surveys and evaluation to support sourcing for system components.
• Conduct peer‑level and cross‑discipline design reviews
• Build up and test of engine system components through lab, ground, and flight tests
• Root cause analysis in support of field operations

Skills

Electrical design

Circuit design

Sensor design

UAS power electronics

Test equipment

CAN / I2C / SPI

Altium

EMI testing

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (BS/MS or higher)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Thermal chambers

Current probes

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a senior electrical hardware engineer to design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles. You’ll manage vehicle-level integrations and the full PCB design lifecycle from concept through production.

You will define interconnects, wire harnesses, and system schematics, collaborate on cross‑discipline reviews, and support field operations with root cause analysis and advanced testing, including EMI considerations.