Staff Electrical Engineer (Weapons Systems)

Anduril Industries; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a senior electrical design engineer to lead full cycle PCB design, from requirements to bring-up and test, including fuzing circuitry for missile systems. You will collaborate with vehicle development teams to define interconnects and wire harnesses for integrated systems.

Candidates should have a BS in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience, proficiency with Altium or similar CAD tools, and be eligible for a U.S.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience in complex board design.
• Experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes).
• Familiarity with interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe and USB.
• Experience with MCU/CPU/FPGA devices and analog/digital electronics.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret clearance and travel up to 25% for testing.

Responsibilities

• Full cycle PCB design including requirements gathering, schematic, layout, bring-up and test.
• Develop fuzing circuitry for missile systems and collaborate with vehicle teams.
• Create system interconnects and wire harness definitions for vehicle electronics.
• Provide support across air vehicle subsystems and perform design reviews.
• Build/test system components in lab, ground and flight tests; perform firmware bring-up.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and support field operations; vendor evaluation for components.

Skills

Electrical design

Board bring-up

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Altium

Test instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Security clearance

Bus interfaces

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium CAD

Eagle CAD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Thermal chambers

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

• Full cycle PCB design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system.
• Development of fuzing circuitry for missile systems.
• Closely collaborate with vehicle development teams to design, document, and produce tailored fuzing systems and effectors.
• Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment within the vehicle.
• 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 system components through lab, ground, and flight tests.
• Low level firmware development for bring-up and test.
• Root cause analysis in support of field operations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 12+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
• Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity
• Experience in design of modern analog/digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Test experience including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Ability to travel as required for testing (surges up to 25%).
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or Top-Secret or DOE L or Q).
• 5-10 years' work experience as an individual contributing engineer, focused on electrical design, analysis, and testing of fuzing and/or ordnance systems.
• Understanding of DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160 and relevant avionics design standards for UAS.
• Familiarity with electrical component suppliers.
• 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-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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.