Staff Digital Hardware Engineer

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to contribute to vehicle-management hardware, FPGA/HDL design, and high-speed digital systems.

You will lead PCB development for FPGAs/SoCs/SoMs, define requirements, perform bring-up and testing, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver advanced hardware and IP cores.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years designing and testing complex board designs in defense, automotive, or similar hardware.
• Experience leading an EE team focused on Digital Design.
• Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL/Verilog).
• Familiarity with Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB interfaces.
• Design for signal integrity and power integrity.
• Experience with test equipment and test automation.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and review high-speed digital and compute-based designs.
• Oversee PCB development cycle from requirements to bring-up.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define hardware IP strategies.
• Create and maintain detailed development schedules.

Skills

Team leadership

Board design

HDL languages (VHDL/Verilog)

Signal integrity

Networking interfaces

Test equipment

Altium Designer

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Electrical engineering team member creating hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking
• Develop and improve workflows throughout the FPGA / HDL design cycle (Architecture, functional block definition, simulation, system testing, HDL library standardization)
• Independently reviewing high speed digital and compute based designs
• Oversee the full PCB development cycle of host boards for FPGAs / SoCs / SoMs (Developing requirements, schematic capture, board layout, bring‑up, test, and integration)
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create the strategy for delivering hardware and IP core solutions across Anduril
• Create, maintain and communicate product development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of their tasks and deadlines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive or similar hardware.
• Experience with leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design
• Proficiency in an HDL language (VHDL, Verilog)
• Familiarity with common FPGA, CPU, MCU, GPU devices and technologies.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current‑probes, and automation of tests.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tool
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding and familiarity with DO‑254, DO‑178C, DO‑160, DO‑311A
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL‑STD‑810, MIL‑STD‑704, MIL‑STD‑461
• Expertise in computer networking
• Experience with implementing enhanced security measures

US SALARY RANGE

• $170,000 - $255,000 USD

The salary range is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, critical skills, and 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 health, recovery, and other support.

EEO STATEMENT

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.