Senior Electrical Engineer (Power & Mixed-Signal)

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer based in Costa Mesa, California, to develop and test electronics for avionics propulsion systems. The role applies expertise in defense or aerospace hardware development to propulsion flight controllers, power electronics, high-efficiency motor controllers, and electromagnetic actuators. The engineer owns electrical design, analysis, testing, and integration of propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept through production, while supporting strategic business goals and managing key vendor relationships. The role also focuses on performance, thermal management, and reliability in propulsion technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
• At least 5 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Solid engineering fundamentals in analog, digital, and power electronics.
• Deep proficiency with Altium Designer or an equivalent schematic and layout tool, and LTSpice or an equivalent circuit simulation tool.
• Competence with laboratory test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test automation.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces including CAN, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet, and with common MCU/CPU architectures.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for data analysis, control-loop modeling, or system simulations.

Responsibilities

• Translate system-level propulsion requirements into robust electrical designs; perform schematic capture, high-density PCB layout, component selection, board bring-up, test, debug, and propulsion-system integration.
• Design and optimize flight controller circuits, power distribution and supply circuits, motor controller circuits, and electromagnetic actuator circuits.
• Conduct circuit simulations, worst-case analysis, thermal analysis, DFMEA, and component derating to support reliability under extreme vibration and temperature conditions.
• Lead board bring-ups, design verification testing, qualification testing, and functional testing.
• Provide electrical engineering support and collaborate with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams.
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
• Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of engine testing and field operations.
• Manage key vendor relationships.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior