Electrical Engineer (Motor Controls)
Anduril· Hardware Platform : Core Technology Products : Actuators
Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Electrical Engineer to join Anduril's Costa Mesa HQ, focusing on core product development for complex electro-mechanical systems including optical systems, batteries, mechanisms, control systems, and sensors. Hands-on, self-starter with high ownership and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in a wide range of fields
- Identify partners in industry to engage with, and manage early vendor relationships
- Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis of blue-sky engineering problems
- Manage internal and external market research and comparisons
- Design, implementation, and test of complex electro-mechanical systems
- High level system ownership with large levels of professional autonomy
- Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
- Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
- Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed
- Travel to test sites as needed
- Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision
- Wear many hats
Qualifications
- 3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting
- Experience in PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc)
- Hands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
- Experience with any: controls/actuation, robotics, and/or motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems)
- Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion and system integration
- Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts
- High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
- Strong organizational skills
- BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:Engineering leadershipPCB designPrototyping
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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