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Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Anduril is seeking a Mechatronics 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.

Requirements

Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
Demonstrated leadership skills (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting
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
Experience in firmware development for bare-metal, or embedded systems.
Experience in bare metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, etc) from schematic to bringup
Experience with any: controls, robotics, and or motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems)
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

Nice To Haves

Experience in ECAD (Altium, KiCad, etc) and MCAD (Solidworks, NX)
Hands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
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)
Experience with motor and servo drive (BLDC/Brushed motor controller design, servo control systems)
Practical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
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.
Retirement Savings Plan
Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
Pension plan with employer match.
Superannuation plan.