Anduril Industries
Senior Electrical Engineer - Advanced Effects
Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Senior Electrical Engineer - Advanced Effects
Join Anduril Industries, a defense technology company dedicated to transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We build autonomous air platforms powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system.
About The Team The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team develops high‑reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms.
About The Job We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for end‑to‑end avionics systems and subsystems development, including design, integration, testing, and validation processes.
What You’ll Do
Develop high‑performance, high‑efficiency, highly robust avionics solutions for air vehicle platforms.
Develop reliable on‑board communication systems to exchange high‑bandwidth data across air and ground assets.
Architect, design, and build high‑speed digital PCBAs (schematic capture, simulation, board layout).
Help decide what to do in‑house and what to outsource; communicate design requirements with external vendors and drive progress.
Develop relationships with external vendors and communicate design requirements to suppliers.
Work cross‑functionally between software, firmware, and hardware teams.
Develop hardware validation test plans for sub‑systems and full‑system products.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
3+ years of relevant experience in embedded hardware design or computer engineering.
Experience designing high‑density PCB layouts with an understanding of cutting‑edge PCB manufacturing technology.
Deep understanding of thermal, mechanical, power, and performance trade‑offs.
Experience creating test plans, benchmarking, and performing validation tests to determine performance of complex hardware systems.
Understanding of high‑speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, USB, MIPI, etc.), power integrity, and signal integrity.
Knowledgeable of EMI/EMC susceptibility and emissions with mitigation experience.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with high performance SOMs (System On a Module).
Experience in developing FPGA and ASIC architectures.
Experience with rapid, hands‑on prototyping.
Skilled at soldering and reworking microelectronic components.
Knowledgeable in RF investigation and analysis with specialized equipment (spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, etc.) and RF simulation tools.
Knowledge of state‑of‑the‑art hardware systems, software tools and algorithms for interfaces required for sensors, actuators, firmware development, and inter‑communication bus protocols (CAN‑FD, Ethernet, SFP, 1553, etc.).
Experience using Linux command line interface (CLI).
US Salary Range $146,000—$194,000 USD
Healthcare Benefits Thesalary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors.Actual offer may vary. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers.
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AU Roles: Full cost of medical insurance premiums covered.
IE Roles: Annual contribution toward private health insurance for you and dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: PTO plans with holiday hiatus in December; caregiver & wellness leave available.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers; resources from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: free 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, life coaching, legal and financial support.
Professional Development: annual reimbursement for professional development.
Commuter Benefits: company‑funded commuter benefits.
Relocation Assistance: available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AU Roles: Superannuation plan.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Defense and Space Manufacturing
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About The Team The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team develops high‑reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms.
About The Job We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for end‑to‑end avionics systems and subsystems development, including design, integration, testing, and validation processes.
What You’ll Do
Develop high‑performance, high‑efficiency, highly robust avionics solutions for air vehicle platforms.
Develop reliable on‑board communication systems to exchange high‑bandwidth data across air and ground assets.
Architect, design, and build high‑speed digital PCBAs (schematic capture, simulation, board layout).
Help decide what to do in‑house and what to outsource; communicate design requirements with external vendors and drive progress.
Develop relationships with external vendors and communicate design requirements to suppliers.
Work cross‑functionally between software, firmware, and hardware teams.
Develop hardware validation test plans for sub‑systems and full‑system products.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
3+ years of relevant experience in embedded hardware design or computer engineering.
Experience designing high‑density PCB layouts with an understanding of cutting‑edge PCB manufacturing technology.
Deep understanding of thermal, mechanical, power, and performance trade‑offs.
Experience creating test plans, benchmarking, and performing validation tests to determine performance of complex hardware systems.
Understanding of high‑speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, USB, MIPI, etc.), power integrity, and signal integrity.
Knowledgeable of EMI/EMC susceptibility and emissions with mitigation experience.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with high performance SOMs (System On a Module).
Experience in developing FPGA and ASIC architectures.
Experience with rapid, hands‑on prototyping.
Skilled at soldering and reworking microelectronic components.
Knowledgeable in RF investigation and analysis with specialized equipment (spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, etc.) and RF simulation tools.
Knowledge of state‑of‑the‑art hardware systems, software tools and algorithms for interfaces required for sensors, actuators, firmware development, and inter‑communication bus protocols (CAN‑FD, Ethernet, SFP, 1553, etc.).
Experience using Linux command line interface (CLI).
US Salary Range $146,000—$194,000 USD
Healthcare Benefits Thesalary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors.Actual offer may vary. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers.
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AU Roles: Full cost of medical insurance premiums covered.
IE Roles: Annual contribution toward private health insurance for you and dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: PTO plans with holiday hiatus in December; caregiver & wellness leave available.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers; resources from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: free 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, life coaching, legal and financial support.
Professional Development: annual reimbursement for professional development.
Commuter Benefits: company‑funded commuter benefits.
Relocation Assistance: available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AU Roles: Superannuation plan.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Defense and Space Manufacturing
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To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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