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Staff Electrical Engineer (Power & Mixed-Signal)

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Core Technology Products : Propulsion
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Costa Mesa, California$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Experienced Staff Electrical Engineer based in Costa Mesa, CA to develop and test cutting edge propulsion system electronics, including propulsion flight controllers, power electronics, high-efficiency motor controllers, and electromagnetic actuators. Responsible for electrical design, analysis, test, and integration of propulsion-subsystem electronics from concept to production, vendor management, and ensuring performance, thermal management, and reliability in advanced propulsion technologies.

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 10+ 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 for schematic and layout) 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:Electrical engineering fundamentals across Analog, Digital, and Power ElectronicsAltium DesignerLTSpiceCANI2CSPIEthernet

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures support in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.”
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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