- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 21, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Job description
Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.
We are looking for a Senior Electrical Product Sustainment Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, California.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S.
Job responsibilities
- Triage product failures from production and the field, prioritizing by severity and population impact
- Drive root cause investigations down to the electrical component and PCB fabrication level as needed, landing corrective actions as process or design updates
- Collect, manage, and analyze failure and field data to quantify population-level impact and trends
- Work cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations to keep builds on plan
- Surface and escalate issues that threaten the build schedule, and drive them to resolution
- Implement design and process changes that improve yield, reliability, and manufacturability
- Evaluate supplier product change notifications (PCNs) and assess their impact to the production environment, partnering with the design team to update the design as needed
- Support production test, debug, and failure analysis at the board and system level
Job requirements
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- 8+ years of professional experience in hardware product development, sustainment, or manufacturing engineering
- Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, FMEA)
- Deep understanding of fabrication and assembly-level failure analysis methods, including CT scan, X-ray, visual inspection, cross-sectioning, and SEM image analysis
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practices appropriate for each design
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB
- Proficiency with data analysis tools to track failure trends and quantify population impact (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, JMP)
- Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits