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Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril· Mission Systems : Imaging Engineering : Imaging - Electrical Engineering
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Waltham, MA$146k - $191kFull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Electrical engineer role focusing on spaceborne EO/IR sensor payloads, spanning electrical architecture, power electronics, interfaces, EMI/EMC, radiation tolerance, and hardware/software integration for space and harsh-environment defense systems.

Responsibilities

  • Electrical Architecture: Define and own the electrical architecture for EO/IR sensor payload assemblies, including power distribution, connector/harness interfaces, grounding/bonding schemes, and communication interfaces.
  • Power Electronics Design: Design, analyze, and test isolated power conversion, EMI filtering, inrush current limiting, and over-voltage/reverse-polarity protection circuitry for low-voltage DC payload power systems.
  • Interface & Harness Design: Select connectors, define pin assignments, perform wire/cable and component derating analyses, and establish shielding, bonding, and isolation schemes to meet EMI/EMC requirements.
  • Communication Interfaces: Design and support high-speed Ethernet (10GbE) and discrete I/O (RS-422, I2C, SPI) interfaces between sensor electronics and host avionics.
  • EMC/ESD: Support EMI/EMC qualification testing (MIL-STD-461/464), and ESD protection design.
  • Radiation Compliance: Radiation-tolerant (TID/SEU) component selection for space and tactical environments.
  • Parts Stress & Reliability Analysis: Perform EEE parts stress/derating analyses and support hybrid microelectronics selection to ensure reliable operation across mission life.
  • Hardware/Software Integration: Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, optical, and systems engineers to integrate electrical designs into sensor payload assemblies, including bring-up and verification testing.
  • Testing and Validation: Develop and execute test procedures using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, network analyzers, EMI test gear) to validate designs against functional and performance requirements.

Qualifications

  • Education: A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field is typically required.
  • Experience: 8+ years of experience designing power, interface, or mixed-signal electronics for space, airborne, or other harsh-environment defense systems.
  • Power Electronics & Circuit Design: Experience designing isolated DC/DC power conversion, EMI filters, and transient/over-voltage protection circuits for low-voltage DC systems.
  • EMI/EMC Standards: Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464 (or equivalent) EMI/EMC design and test methods.
  • Interface/Harness Design: Experience with connector selection, pin/harness definition, and parts/wire derating analysis (e.g., per MIL-HDBK-1547A or equivalent).
  • Debugging Skills: Strong hardware debugging skills using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic/protocol analyzers).
  • Analysis Tools: Proficiency with schematic capture/circuit simulation tools and worst-case stress/derating analysis.
  • US Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Electrical ArchitecturePower Electronics DesignInterface & Harness DesignCommunication InterfacesEMC/ESDRadiation ComplianceParts Stress & ReliabilityHardware/Software Integration

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: health, recovery, and other comprehensive benefits (details in company benefits page).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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