Senior Electrical Engineer (Sensor Systems)
Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services
Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior role focused on design, test, and integration of sensor systems for autonomous vehicles, with emphasis on proximity sensors, PCB design, system interconnects, and lifecycle engineering from concept to production within Anduril’s air vehicle programs.
Responsibilities
- Design, test, and validation of proximity sensors for our autonomous vehicles.
- Vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept through production.
- Full cycle PCB design including establishing or collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system.
- Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment.
- Provide support and collaborate within other air vehicle subsystem development constraints.
- Vendor surveys and evaluation to support sourcing for system components.
- Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews
- Build up and test of engine system components through lab, ground, and flight tests
- Root cause analysis in support of field operations
Qualifications
- BS/MS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
- Strong background in circuit design, including components, and mixed-signals design.
- Experience with sensor design, build, test, and integration.
- Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain.
- Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
- Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
- Experience in EMI testing.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:Electrical engineering designSensor design and integrationPower electronics / converter designCAN, I2C, SPI interfacesEMI testingPCB design toolingCross-discipline collaboration
Benefits
- Benefits package including health, recovery, and related support (comprehensive, competitive, available at little to no cost to employees)
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
- Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers (part of total compensation)
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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