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Senior Electrical Engineer (Propulsion)

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Core Technology Products : Propulsion
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior Electrical Engineer focused on propulsion electronics for defense/aerospace applications, including flight controllers, power electronics, motor controllers, and electromagnetic actuators, with full-cycle design from concept to production in a collaborative, high-reliability environment.

Responsibilities

  • Full Cycle PCB Design: Translate system-level propulsion requirements into robust designs. Perform schematic capture and high-density PCB layouts (with a strong preference for Altium), component selection, bring-up, test, debug, and integration with the propulsion system.
  • Engine System Electronics: Design and optimize flight controller circuits, power distribution/supplies, motor controller circuits, and electromagnetic actuator circuits.
  • Rigorous Analysis: Conduct circuit simulations, worst-case analysis (WCA), thermal analysis, DFMEA, and component derating to ensure reliability under extreme vibration and temperature environments.
  • Comprehensive Testing: Lead board bring-ups, Design Verification Testing (DVT), qualification (Qual) testing, and functional testing.
  • Collaborative Design: Provide electrical support and collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams for development.
  • Peer Reviews: Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Perform root cause and failure analysis in support of engine test and field operations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
  • Solid engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics.
  • Deep proficiency with electronic design tools, specifically Altium Designer (or equivalent) and LTSpice (or equivalent for circuit simulation).
  • Competence with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, DMMs, electronic loads, power supplies, and test automation.
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet) and common MCU/CPU architectures.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Altium DesignerLTSpiceCircuit design and analysisDFMEA and thermal analysisTesting and validationCAN, I2C, SPI, EthernetSecurity clearance

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health-related and recovery support
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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