Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

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 TEAM

Anduril is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams in concert with ground maneuver forces. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost, Altius, or Roadrunner, in addition to bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril’s Lattice ecosystem. We develop perception and autonomy algorithms to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

In this position, you will work closely with the program leadership and a wide spectrum of cross-departments as part of a team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever. In this role you will be responsible for designing and supporting the integration of various subsystems, supporting testing efforts, and ensuring overall system performance meets the required specifications and standards. Join our dynamic team and help us build the next generation of autonomous flight systems.

Full cycle aircraft systems electrical design and integration including requirements capture, system architecture design, equipment selection, supervision or completion of wire harness build, bring-up, test, and rework.

Troubleshoot issues that span the electrical and software boundaries, with solid skills using both lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, DMM, etc.) and basic software debugging tools

Development of payloads and subsystems (sensors, payload interfaces, power management, and networking)

Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment within a subsystem

Work closely with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver fully functional products

Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments and customer operated hardware

Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews

Design and support the integration & testing of an rotorcraft system through TRLs 3-8

Conduct vehicle platform system design & analysis as required by your supported program or effort

Conduct design reviews, perform requirements analysis, and plan system verification to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standards

Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of product design, integration, and test effort

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

3+ years of experience (non-internship) designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs

Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits

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

Familiarity with software development processes and tools such as git, Github, JIRA, etc

Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)

Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity

Experience with battery systems and ability to support alternate battery systems design

Experience with high reliability systems

Experience with radio frequency-based systems

Experience with rapid payload/sensor integration

Experience in designing and integrating high power electronics

Experience in fieldable system design

Comfortable in conducting worst case circuit or uncertainty analysis

High-ownership and a bias toward action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Ability to travel 25% with potential surges above 25%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience designing electrical and power systems for autonomous rotorcraft

Experience with battery systems both primary and secondary chemistries

Experience with High Voltage Power Electronics

Experience with inverters and high power electric motors

Understanding of MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810G

Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills

Familiarity with running a qualification campaign for flight hardware

Familiarity with designing for rugged environments

Experience with electro-mechanical and electrical design concepts

Experience with Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, etc.

US Salary Range

$132,000—$171,000 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

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