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Job Summary:

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on enhancing military capabilities through advanced technology. The Electrical Engineering Manager will lead the development of embedded control electronic systems for UAVs, manage a team of engineers, and ensure the integration and reliability of avionics systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead avionics system development from concept through production, ensuring seamless integration, reliability, and performance across Anduril's air systems.

• Provide technical guidance and manage a team of Electrical Engineers, driving technical execution and professional growth within the Tactical Recon & Strike Electrical Engineering team.

• Assign Electrical Engineers to projects and reconcile resource conflicts. Identify new resource requirements, recruit, interview & hire new employees.

• Evaluate staff performance, communicate areas for improvement for employees, and provide recommendations for compensation & promotions.

• Oversee full-cycle PCB and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) development, guiding requirements derivation, schematic design, component selection, layout, board bring-up, and system integration, testing, and debugging.

• Architect and develop flight-critical embedded control electronic systems with an emphasis on high-reliability, resiliency, redundancy, and fault tolerance, collaborating cross-functionally to define product specifications and ensure mission success.

• Oversee sub-system and system-level testing and validation to ensure designs meet performance, safety, and reliability standards.

• Ensure engineering excellence by overseeing design reviews, analysis, and hardware testing to ensure product reliability in many of the harshest environments on earth.

• Develop and deploy engineering processes to assure design methods follow engineering best practices and support the overall system architecture to meet product technical requirements.

• Coordinate with fabrication and manufacturing partners, managing Bill of Materials (BOM), assembly processes, and supplier engagement to ensure high-quality production and delivery.

• Design embedded control electronics from concept to production, including hardware selection, schematic & PCB design, board bring-up, and system level integration

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

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver fully functional products.

• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware

• Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

• 7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems and products on UAV systems or similar industries.

• Proven leadership or management experience leading highly technical teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.

• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, Analog circuits, etc.

• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.

• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, current-probes, and automation of tests

• Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)

• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tools

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

Preferred:

• Proficiency with C

• Familiarity with software development processes and tools such as git, GitHub, JIRA, etc.

• Experience with developing for a safety-critical environment

• Experience working on products used in tough environments (automotive, aerospace, defense, etc.)

• Knowledge of embedded software development, including use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs

Company:

Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Job function

    Project Management
  • Industries

    Software Development

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