Staff Electrical Engineer – Counter-UAS Targeting System

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer to own the electrical architecture of a soldier-portable counter-UAS platform. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, drive the prototype toward rugged, production-ready design, and collaborate with manufacturing to scale production.

Strong leadership and hands-on electrical expertise are essential for rapid, high-stakes delivery. The role emphasizes end-to-end EE development, sensor and actuator integration, and delivering a working system

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional electrical engineering experience on complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Experience taking hardware from prototype through ruggedization to early manufacturing.
• Familiarity with actuator dynamics and drive electronics.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture end-to-end for a civilian version of a counter-UAS platform.
• Build a technical roadmap bridging prototype to production-ready design.
• Help hire and lead a multidisciplinary team (EE, ME, SW).
• Drive design and integration of EE subsystems: sensors, power, compute boards, actuators.
• Establish and execute test plans for EE subsystems and control systems.
• Ruggedize and qualify the integrated prototype for soldier-carried use.
• Transition the validated design into early production with manufacturing collaboration.
• Communicate program status to executive stakeholders.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team leadership

Prototype to production

EE subsystem design

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer to own the electrical architecture of a soldier-portable counter-UAS platform. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, drive the prototype toward rugged, production-ready design, and collaborate with manufacturing to scale production.

Strong leadership and hands-on electrical expertise are essential for rapid, high-stakes delivery. The role emphasizes end-to-end EE development, sensor and actuator integration, and delivering a working system