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Senior Electrical Engineer, Thunder Mission Systems Integration

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maneuver Dominance Engineering : MD - EE
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Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $198kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Electrical Engineer to own electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary for Anduril's Thunder autonomous rotorcraft, ensuring connections between Anduril's mission system and partner airframe are defined, agreed, and verified.

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain electrical ICDs between the Anduril mission system and the co-development partner airframe — connector pinouts, power allocations, signal definitions, and harness routing constraints
  • Audit the existing ICD baseline for completeness and drive to a fully co-signed revision
  • Design Anduril-side harness architecture — wiring gauge, routing, connector selection, backshell, strain relief, and shield termination per applicable aerospace standards
  • Develop and verify power budget across all operational modes — normal, peak, emergency, and ground power
  • Lead EMC coordination with the co-development partner — conducted emissions limits, susceptibility thresholds, and test methodology alignment
  • Attend partner electrical design reviews as the Anduril electrical interface POC
  • Support first aircraft electrical integration and interface verification testing
  • Incorporate first-article lessons into production harness drawings

Qualifications

  • 3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with ICD development experience
  • Aerospace harness design — wiring, connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 or equivalent), backshell, and routing practices
  • Power budget analysis across complex vehicle electrical architectures
  • EMC planning and coordination per MIL-STD-461 or DO-160
  • Signal integrity awareness for high-speed digital interfaces
  • Experience driving interface closure with external partners or cross-org teams
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active US security clearance

Skills

Required:Electrical ICD developmentHarness design and routingPower budgetingEMC planning and coordinationInterface coordination with partners

Benefits

  • comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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