Sr. Electrical Engineer (PCBs/Sensors/Actuators)

Anduril

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Costa Mesa, California, United States First seen 1 day, 17 hours ago Last seen 5 hours, 7 minutes ago Greenhouse

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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.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join the team at our Costa Mesa HQ. Here you will work on core product development for complex systems, including but not limited to optical systems, batteries, mechanisms, control systems, and sensors. The role requires high ownership and frequent collaboration with other core disciplines. The ideal candidate would be practical, hands-on and a self starter. High growth potential is possible as well as additional leadership opportunities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in a wide range of fields
Identify partners in industry to engage with, and manage early vendor relationships
Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis of blue-sky engineering problems
Manage internal and external market research and comparisons
Design, implementation, and test of complex electro-mechanical systems
High level system ownership with large levels of professional autonomy
Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed
Travel to test sites as needed
Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision
Wear many hats

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
Demonstrated leadership skills (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
5+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting
Experience in PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc)
Hands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
Experience with any: controls/actuation, robotics, and or motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems)
Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion and system integration
Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts.
High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
Strong organizational skills
BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in bare metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, etc) from schematic to bringup
Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills
Familiarity with designing for rugged environments
Experience in bringing up device trees on embedded systems with a variety of connected sensors
Experience with Electro-Mechanical and Electrical design concepts
Experience in developing a variety of electronics hardware products (UAVs, wearables, firearms, high power electric propulsion, optical systems, or other complex mechanisms)
Experience in characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level
Familiarity with wireless communication protocols
Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)
Practical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)

US Salary Range

$142,000—$213,000 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.

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No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
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What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

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Company:
Anduril
Location:
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Job Type:
Internship
Experience Level:
Senior
Source:
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Status:
Active

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