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Lead Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maneuver Dominance Engineering : MD - EE
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Lead Electrical Engineer responsible for the electrical architecture, technical direction, and leadership of a next-generation autonomous aircraft program within the Maneuver Dominance team.

Responsibilities

  • Own the electrical architecture and technical roadmap for a major subsystem or full vehicle platform, from concept through fielded production
  • Lead full cycle PCB design efforts across multiple concurrent boards/subsystems, including requirements definition, schematic design, component selection, layout oversight, bring-up, test, debug, and system integration
  • Serve as the technical lead for troubleshooting issues that span electrical, firmware, and software boundaries, guiding junior and senior engineers through complex root-cause analysis
  • Drive the architecture and development of payloads and subsystems (sensors, payload interfaces, power management, and networking) across multiple programs or a single high-complexity program
  • Define and own system interconnect diagrams and wire harness architecture at the vehicle or subsystem level, ensuring compatibility across all integrated electronic equipment
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineering teams, acting as the primary electrical point of contact for program leadership
  • Operate and lead teams in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, customer-operated hardware, and rapid field iteration
  • Lead and facilitate peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews, holding final technical sign-off authority on electrical designs within your scope
  • Own the integration & testing strategy of a rotorcraft system through TRLs 3-8, including risk identification and mitigation planning
  • Lead vehicle platform system design & analysis, setting technical direction and standards for the broader engineering team
  • Own requirements analysis, verification planning, and compliance strategy at the program level, ensuring alignment with project goals and industry standards
  • Mentor and develop Electrical Engineers and Senior Electrical Engineers, providing technical guidance, career development, and design oversight
  • Partner with program management to inform scope, schedule, and resourcing decisions based on technical risk and complexity
  • Represent the electrical engineering function in customer-facing technical discussions and design reviews as needed

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 8+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs, with demonstrated ownership of full subsystems or platforms
  • Proven track record leading electrical design efforts from concept through fielded/production hardware
  • Deep knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
  • Expert-level competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests
  • Strong familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
  • Strong familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies
  • Familiarity with software development processes and tools such as git, Github, JIRA, etc.
  • Advanced proficiency with electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
  • Demonstrated experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity at a system level
  • Experience with battery systems and ability to lead alternate battery systems design efforts
  • Extensive experience with high reliability systems, including design for redundancy and fault tolerance
  • Experience with radio frequency-based systems
  • Experience leading rapid payload/sensor integration efforts across multiple teams
  • Experience designing and integrating high power electronics at scale
  • Experience in fieldable system design, including lessons learned from fielded hardware
  • Expert-level ability conducting worst case circuit or uncertainty analysis, and teaching this skill to others
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineers, with high ownership and a strong bias toward action
  • Experience balancing multiple concurrent projects/programs and prioritizing competing technical demands
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Ability to travel 25% with potential surges above 25%

Skills

Required:Electrical architecturePCB designSystem integrationSignal integrity / power integrityBattery systemsLeadership / mentorship
Nice to have:RF systems

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
  • Equity grants often part of total compensation
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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