Drimva

Anduril

Senior Electrical Engineer, Hardware Platform, 8+ years of experience

$147K–$196K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026

Experience
8+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex PCB designs; 8+ years in defense, aerospace, UAS, missile, or maritime hardware development is preferred.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

About the job

Designs, tests, and integrates high-reliability electrical hardware for defense propulsion and weapons programs, from PCB design through qualification and field support.

What you'll do

  • Own full-cycle PCB design, including requirements, schematics, component selection, layout, bring-up, testing, debugging, and integration.
  • Lead design analysis, verification and qualification testing, and failure analysis for safety-critical hardware.
  • Coordinate design decisions across engineering and manufacturing teams, lead reviews, and mentor other engineers.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex PCB designs.
  • Deep expertise in analog, digital, and power electronics; proficiency with electronic CAD and circuit simulation tools.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Altium Designer; active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance, or DOE L/Q.
  • Defense, aerospace, UAS, missile, or maritime hardware development experience.

Pay

$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Altium Designer, LTSpice, CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, PCIe

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)