Anduril
Senior Electrical Engineer, Thunder Payload Integration
$147K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Experience
- 3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with payload or weapons electrical systems experience.
About the job
Own the payload power, data, and control electrical architecture and integrate mission payloads on Thunder, an autonomous attack rotorcraft.
What you'll do
- Design payload wiring, firing circuits, control electronics, harnesses, and ground support equipment.
- Perform EMC analysis and support lab verification, aircraft integration, and ground firing verification.
- Define the payload interface with the mission/vehicle management system, including command, status, and safety interlocks.
What they ask for
- Firing-circuit design, including EED circuits, arming/safing logic, and safety analysis.
- Payload bus architecture covering power, data, and control from aircraft bus to payload.
- Aerospace harness design for dynamic or articulated environments and GSE design for payload integration.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- MIL-STD-1760 implementation experience.
- Payload electrical integration on rotorcraft or VTOL platforms.
Pay
$147,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-1760, HERO, HERP, HERF
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