Electrical Design Engineer, Hypersonic, Air Dominance and Strike

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><p></p> <h3><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong></h3> <p></p> <p>We are looking for a mid-to-senior <strong>Electrical Engineer</strong> to join our team in <strong>Costa Mesa, CA</strong>. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end avionics hardware development supporting advanced <strong>hypersonic and high-speed vehicles</strong>. You will own critical electrical subsystems from architecture and schematic capture through board bring-up, Design Verification Testing (DVT), and vehicle-level integration. </p> <p></p> <div class="my-2"> </div> <p></p> <p>This role requires a strong grounding in electrical engineering fundamentals, deep experience in power electronics, and a desire to work in a fast-paced hardware development environment where you make real flight hardware move quickly.</p> <p></p> <div class="my-2"> </div> <p></p> <hr class=" border-gray-100/30 dark:border-gray-850/30"> <p></p> <h3><strong>REQUIRED

QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h3> <p></p> <ul> <li class="text-start ">Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline) with <strong>4+ years</strong> of hands-on experience in board-level circuit design, analysis, and system integration.</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>Strong EE Fundamentals:</strong> Demonstrated expertise in analog and digital circuit design, component selection, tolerance analysis, and root-cause troubleshooting.</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>Power Electronics Experience:</strong> Proven experience designing power systems, DC-DC converters, switching power supplies, voltage regulators, and power management circuits.</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>PCB Design Lifecycle:</strong> Direct experience designing multi-layer, mixed-signal PCBs (schematic capture, component placement, stackup design, impedance control, grounding, and design for EMC/EMI).</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>Hands-on Lab & Test Skills:</strong> High competence using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) for hands-on <strong>board bring-up, debugging, and Design Verification Testing (DVT)</strong>.</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>System Interfaces & Bus Architectures:</strong> Familiarity with common interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, RS-422/485, UART).</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>System Integration:</strong> Ability to take a design past the bench and support its integration into larger vehicle electromechanical assemblies and harness interconnects.</li> <li class="text-start "><strong>Clearance:</strong> Must be a U.S. Person with an <strong>active U.S. DoD Secret clearance</strong> (or eligibility to rapidly reactivate a clearance held within the last 24 months).</li> </ul> <p></p> <div class="my-2"> </div> <p></p> <hr class=" border-gray-100/30 dark:border-gray-850/30"> <p></p> <h3><strong>PREFERRED

QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h3> <p></p> <ul> <li class="text-start "><strong>Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.</strong></li> <li class="text-start ">Experience designing electronics for <strong>space, missile, or hypersonic environments</strong> (accounting for extreme vibration, thermal vacuum, and radiation-tolerant/rad-hard considerations).</li> <li class="text-start ">Experience with ECAD design tools such as <strong>Altium Designer</strong>.</li> <li class="text-start ">Experience designing high-reliability hardware in fast-iterating environments (e.g., new-space, aerospace startups, or fast-paced defense programs).</li> <li class="text-start ">Understanding of battery management systems (BMS), high/low voltage power distribution, and actuator/motor drive electronics.</li> </ul> <p></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$146,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$194,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of

compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total

compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier

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