Staff Electrical Engineer (Propulsion)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to develop and test propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept to production. You will own full cycle PCB design, flight controller circuits, and power electronics in a defense context, with a strong emphasis on reliability and integration across teams.

The role requires 10+ years in electrical design, mastery of Altium LTSpice, and the ability to ensure performance under extreme conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years in board design.
• Strong analog, digital, and power-electronics fundamentals.
• Experience with Altium Designer and LTSpice for design & simulation.
• Laboratory skills with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and DAQ equipment.
• Familiarity with CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet interfaces and MCU/CPU architectures.
• Eligible for U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Translate propulsion requirements into robust PCB designs with high density layouts.
• Design and optimize flight controller, power distribution, motor controller, and actuator circuits.
• Conduct simulations, thermal analysis, DFMEA, and derating for reliability.
• Lead board bring-ups, DVT, qualification testing, and functional testing.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, test, and manufacturing teams.
• Perform root-cause analysis in support of engine testing and field ops.
• Participate in peer reviews and cross-discipline design reviews.

Skills

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Analog & Digital design

PCB layout & bring-up

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAN

I2C

SPI

Ethernet

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 The Job

Anduril is seeking an experienced Staff Electrical Engineer based in Costa Mesa, CA to develop and test cutting edge electronics for propulsion system. We are looking for a self-starter with deep technical experience in defense or aerospace hardware development to apply these skills in propulsion flight controllers, power electronics, high-efficiency motor controllers, and electromagnetic actuators.

This individual will be responsible for the electrical design, rigorous analysis, test, and integration of propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer will also be involved in managing key vendor relationships, and ensuring performance, thermal management, and reliability in our cutting-edge propulsion technologies.

What You'll Do

• Full Cycle PCB Design: Translate system-level propulsion requirements into robust designs. Perform schematic capture and high-density PCB layouts (with a strong preference for Altium), component selection, bring-up, test, debug, and integration with the propulsion system.
• Engine System Electronics: Design and optimize flight controller circuits, power distribution/supplies, motor controller circuits, and electromagnetic actuator circuits.
• Rigorous Analysis: Conduct circuit simulations, worst-case analysis (WCA), thermal analysis, DFMEA, and component derating to ensure reliability under extreme vibration and temperature environments.
• Comprehensive Testing: Lead board bring-ups, Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification (Qual) testing, and functional testing.
• Collaborative Design: Provide electrical support and collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams for development.
• Peer Reviews: Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
• Root Cause Analysis: Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of engine test and field operations.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Technical Fundamentals: Solid engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
• Software & Tools: Deep proficiency with electronic design tools, specifically Altium Designer (or equivalent for schematic and layout) and LTSpice (or equivalent for circuit simulation).
• Laboratory Equipment: Competence with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test automation.
• Interfaces & Protocols: Familiarity with standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet) and common MCU/CPU architectures.
• Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Advanced Tools: Experience with MATLAB / Simulink for data analysis, control loop modeling, or system simulations.

US Salary Range

$191,000-$253,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or 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:

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, Explore Our Benefits.