Staff Electrical Engineer: Embedded Circuit Design & Equity

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer (Circuit Design) to shape embedded electronics from concept through prototype, selecting hardware and driving board bring-up for defense platforms.

You will collaborate with firmware, software, and test teams on processor/peripheral choices, lab validation, and multi-project execution while ensuring robust, secure hardware designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years designing, testing, and debugging complex hardware and embedded systems.
• Experience with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory buses, Ethernet MAC/PHY, FPGAs, SPI and I2C.
• Experience selecting MCU/MPU, configuring interfaces and peripherals.
• Schematic capture, high-speed board design, and PCB layout.
• Proficient with test equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers and current probes.
• Familiarity with product development processes and tools.
• Embedded software basics: timers, interrupts, peripherals, SPI, ADCs.
• Embedded Linux development: device trees, drivers, bootloaders, Unix tools.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent.
• Familiar with Python for test automation.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design embedded electronics from concept to prototype, including hardware selection, schematic and PCB design, bring-up, and system integration.
• Troubleshoot electrical and software boundary issues using lab equipment and debugging tools.
• Work with modern SoCs and networking hardware for platform development.
• Collaborate with firmware/software engineers for processor/peripheral selection and bring-up.
• Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver functional products.
• Support fast-paced development, deployments, and customer-operated hardware.
• Contribute to multiple projects concurrently at various stages.

Skills

Multi-gigabit SERDES

DDR memory buses

Ethernet MAC/PHY

FPGAs

SPI

I2C

Processor selection

Embedded Linux

Altium Designer

Python for test automation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Debuggers

Current-probes

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer (Circuit Design) to shape embedded electronics from concept through prototype, selecting hardware and driving board bring-up for defense platforms.

You will collaborate with firmware, software, and test teams on processor/peripheral choices, lab validation, and multi-project execution while ensuring robust, secure hardware designs.