Anduril
Motor Controls Engineer (Electrical/PCB Design)
$100K–$125K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting; immersive technical project experience and leadership skills may come from collegiate project teams or professional settings.
- Education
- BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Develops and tests electrical and electromechanical systems, including motor-control hardware, prototypes, and products transitioned to production.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and test complex electromechanical systems; build prototypes and analyze failures.
- Lead design reviews, analysis, vendor engagement, and hardware test plans.
- Support customer hardware demonstrations and travel to test sites as needed.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting.
- Experience with PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc); hands-on prototyping including soldering, board assembly, or harnessing.
- Experience in controls/actuation, robotics, or motor/servo drive systems; familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion, and system integration.
- BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Bare metal microcontroller design from schematic to bringup; experience bringing up device trees on embedded systems with connected sensors.
- Experience designing for rugged environments or developing complex electronics hardware products.
Pay
$100,000 — $125,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Altium, KiCAD, STMicro, TI, NXP, USB, SPI, I2C
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