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Senior Electrical Engineer, Reserve and Backup Power

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Heavy Metal - Engineering & Operations
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior technical role focused on reserve and backup energy methods for a maritime autonomous vehicle, designing bootstrap power solutions for initialization, emergency operation, and safe recovery when primary energy is unavailable.

Responsibilities

  • Own reserve and backup energy system design
  • Design bootstrap power solutions for vehicle initialization and emergency modes
  • Select and qualify reserve energy technologies for long-duration dormancy
  • Define power sequencing requirements for vehicle boot-up
  • Interface with primary energy storage, VMS, and safety systems
  • Support prototype integration and qualification testing
  • Contribute to safety analysis for reserve energy systems
  • Travel up to 25% to test sites and vendor facilities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in energy storage, power systems, or backup power design
  • Experience with reserve battery or capacitor technologies
  • Familiarity with power sequencing and initialization for embedded systems
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Energy storage designPower sequencingSecurity clearance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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