Mechatronics Engineer, Maritime

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

9h•$129,000 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Anduril is seeking a Mechatronics Engineer with strong PCBA design experience to join the Maritime team at our Costa Mesa HQ, supporting the Dive XL extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). You will own electronics that live at the seam between software, electrical, and mechanical subsystems — designing, bringing up, and troubleshooting boards that control vehicle payloads, sensors, actuators, and mission-critical subsystems in a pressurized subsea environment. The role requires high ownership, hands-on instincts, and frequent collaboration with software, systems, mechanical, and test engineers. High growth potential and additional leadership opportunities are available as the program scales.

Requirements

5+ years of electrical / PCBA design experience in a professional setting
Proficiency in ECAD tools (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent) — schematic capture through layout
Experience taking PCBAs from concept through bringup, including bare-metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, or similar)
Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion, and system integration
Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and PCB layouts
Experience debugging at both schematic and board level using oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and multimeters
Demonstrated leadership on a complex technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
Strong organizational skills and the ability to drive work independently across disciplinary boundaries
High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
BS in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

MS in an engineering field
Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Experience designing electronics for rugged, marine, or pressure-sealed environments
MCAD experience (NX) and comfort collaborating on enclosure, connector, and harness design
Hands-on prototyping (soldering, rework, board assembly, harnessing)
Experience bringing up device trees on embedded Linux systems with a variety of connected sensors
Experience characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level
Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN/CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)
Experience with motor and servo drive design (BLDC / brushed motor controllers, servo control systems)
Familiarity with wireless and subsea communication protocols (acoustic modems, RF, Ethernet)
Experience bridging firmware and electrical work-streams — writing or reviewing low-level drivers, bringup scripts, or HIL test infrastructure
Experience developing complex electronics hardware products (UUVs, UAVs, robotics, propulsion systems, or other complex mechatronic platforms)

Responsibilities

Design PCBAs end-to-end: requirements capture, schematic design, layout review, fabrication, assembly, bringup, and qualifications
Troubleshoot boards at the bench and in integrated vehicle configurations — isolate failures across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries
Serve as the technical bridge between software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines — translate subsystem needs into electronics requirements and vice versa
Design and integrate electro-mechanical subsystems including motor drives, sensors, actuators, and power distribution for subsea operation
Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis for board architecture, component selection, and thermal/power budgets
Identify and manage relationships with PCBA fabrication, assembly, and component vendors
Lead design reviews, define and execute hardware test plans, and transition designs from prototype into production
Support vehicle integration, at-sea test events, and customer demonstrations as needed
Travel to test sites, fabrication vendors, and integration facilities as needed
Use first principles physics as the basis for every decision
Wear many hats