Staff Power Electronics Engineer (10kW+)

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

2d•$191,000 - $253,000

About The Position

Anduril is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead electrical power subsystems development. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with technical experience in defense, aerospace, industrial, or electrification industries, specifically in power conversion, including DC/DC and DC/AC conversion. This role involves responsibility for electrical design, testing, and integration from concept through production, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer may also manage key vendor relationships and ensure the performance and reliability of cutting-edge technologies.

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, switch-mode topologies, and feedback controls.
Proven capability to design, build & test high voltage, high power designs.
Designing and developing power electronics, especially DC/DC converter and inverters in the tens of kW to MW range.
Strong knowledge of control theory and implementation.
Experience working in military or aerospace industries with a strong background in MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, DO-160 compliance, or similar industrial/automotive standards.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

MS/PhD in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics
Embedded software for control of inverters and/or other power electronics
Experienced with Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
Familiarity with Altium Designer
Design-for-Reliability, including DFMEA
Design/test for EMI compatibility

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert for power conversion activities within your program(s) work.
Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize selection, design and integration of high power components and interconnection.
Create organized and intuitive block diagrams and/or schematics for power electronic systems.
Trade-off component selections against size, weight and power requirements.
Collaborate with design team to achieve reliability goals at a system level in context of concepts of operation.

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Highly competitive equity grants
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees

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