- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Electrical Engineer (Avionics)
Job description
This individual will be responsible for the electrical design, rigorous analysis, test, and integration of propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer will also be involved in managing key vendor relationships, and ensuring performance, thermal management, and reliability in our cutting-edge propulsion technologies.
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…
Job responsibilities
- Full Cycle PCB Design: Translate system-level propulsion requirements into robust designs. Perform schematic capture and high-density PCB layouts (with a strong preference for Altium), component selection, bring-up,…
- Engine System Electronics: Design and optimize flight controller circuits, power distribution/supplies, motor controller circuits, and electromagnetic actuator circuits.
- Rigorous Analysis: Conduct circuit simulations, worst-case analysis (WCA), thermal analysis, DFMEA, and component derating to ensure reliability under extreme vibration and temperature environments.
- Comprehensive Testing: Lead board bring-ups, Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification (Qual) testing, and functional testing.
- Collaborative Design: Provide electrical support and collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams for development.
- Peer Reviews: Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
- Root Cause Analysis: Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of engine test and field operations.
Job requirements
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
- Technical Fundamentals: Solid engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
- Software & Tools: Deep proficiency with electronic design tools, specifically Altium Designer (or equivalent for schematic and layout) and LTSpice (or equivalent for circuit simulation).
- Laboratory Equipment: Competence with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test…
- Interfaces & Protocols: Familiarity with standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet) and common MCU/CPU architectures.
- Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Education: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
- Advanced Tools: Experience with MATLAB / Simulink for data analysis, control loop modeling, or system simulations.