Anduril
Lead Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance
$183K–$243K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in complex board design, testing, and troubleshooting; experience leading electrical design from concept through fielded/production hardware.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
About the job
Leads electrical architecture, design, integration, testing, and technical direction for an autonomous aircraft program from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Own vehicle or subsystem electrical architecture, technical roadmap, and design sign-off.
- Lead PCB development, payload and subsystem integration, troubleshooting, and system verification and testing.
- Guide cross-functional engineering work, mentor engineers, and advise program leadership on technical risks and priorities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- 8+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs, with ownership of full subsystems or platforms.
- Track record leading electrical designs from concept through fielded/production hardware; deep knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance; ability to travel 25% with potential surges above 25%.
Nice to have
- Experience designing and leading electrical and power systems for autonomous rotorcraft.
- Experience with High Voltage Power Electronics, inverters, and high power electric motors.
Pay
$183,000 — $243,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Altium, Eagle, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB
AI focus
The role develops electrical systems for an autonomous aircraft program; the posting does not specify direct AI work.
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