Electrical Engineer, Sustainment

Anduril Industries • Irvine, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Air and Ground Deterrence (AGD) Division develops integrated robotic systems for situational awareness and force protection. The Sentry Hardware team within AGD is responsible for the end-to-end development of the Anduril Sentry Family of Systems (FoS), ensuring scalable, production, and mission-ready solutions. The Sentry Electrical Engineering Team specifically drives electrical architecture, ruggedized hardware design, verification, integration, and testing. The Sentry Engineering team builds AI-enabled hardware products for autonomous awareness across land, sea, and air, capable of identifying, detecting, and tracking objects of interest for critical infrastructure protection. This role is for an Electrical Sustainment Engineer to join the team in Irvine, CA, focusing on rapidly developed, ruggedized electronics design and scaling legacy designs for full-rate production. The engineer will partner with Architecture and Product Management to drive system requirements, own PCB and electrical system design, identify high-risk areas, create and validate designs for embedded compute and/or power systems, and test for long-term reliability while considering manufacturability and testability.

Requirements

• Self starter with the ability to design digital & analog electronics from concept and functional prototype, to production ready product.
• Ability to troubleshoot existing hardware to find root cause of issues and implement improvements to improve the design.
• Develop clear documentation to capture design requirements, specifications, test coverage, and test reports.
• Complete full cycle PCB design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug, validation, characterization, and integration with the system.
• Work closely with other 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.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs and products.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
• Familiarity with switch mode power supply design and testing.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral).
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tools.
• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Matlab, etc.)
• Ability to root cause Full stack HLOS application to hardware component level issues.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership as the main point of contact for electrical integration activities.
• Provide hands on and in-field support of prototype and production level product.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize selection, design and integration of high power components, modules and distribution.
• Trade-off component and module selections against size, weight, power and EMC requirements.
• Collaborate with design team to achieve reliability goals at a system level in context of concepts of operation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
• Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree