Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors)

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 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

• Design, test, and validation of proximity sensors for our autonomous vehicles.
• Vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept through production.
• Full cycle PCB design including establishing or collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring‑up, test, debug and integration with the system.
• Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment.
• Provide support and collaborate within other air vehicle subsystem development 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

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS/MS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Strong background in circuit design, including components, and mixed‑signals design.
• Experience with sensor design, build, test, and integration.
• Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current‑probes, and automation of tests.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
• Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
• Experience in EMI testing.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Performed environmental testing in previous positions for military and/or commercial industry.
• Previous experience designing and testing height of burst sensors for ordnance fuzing applications.
• Previous experience designing and testing ordnance fuzing systems.
• Experience in UAS, missiles, or maritime programs.
• Experience with the DoD Weapons Safety Boards.
• Experience designing and scaling production of components at volume.
• Experience developing or testing complex electrical systems.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105.
• Experience with JOTP-052 and JOTP-054.
• Experience with explosive operations and/or handling munitions.

US Salary Range

$191,000 — $253,000 USD

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:

Benefits

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.