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Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril - Costa Mesa, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-02

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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops autonomous systems powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that integrates thousands of data streams into real-time 3D command and control centers. Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military. In this Senior Electrical Engineer role, you will design, test, and validate Battery Management and Power Sub-Systems (BMS) for autonomous vehicles. You will own the complete lifecycle from concept through production, including requirements generation and vehicle-level integrations. Your responsibilities include full-cycle PCB design—from requirements collection and schematic design through component selection, layout supervision, bring-up, test, debug, and system integration. You will develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses connecting electronic equipment, conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews, and perform build-up and testing of engine system components through lab, ground, and on-water tests. You will also support root cause analysis in field operations. Note: Per Anduril's expansion plans, this role is currently based in Costa Mesa but is anticipated to relocate to Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027. **REQUIREMENTS:** - Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs - Strong background in harness design, EE requirements generation, circuit design (including components), and mixed-signals design - Experience with sensor integration - Design experience in USVs, power electronics, or sensor suite/perception systems - Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and test automation - Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc. - Proficiency with electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred; Eagle and others acceptable) - Experience in EMI testing - Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** - Environmental testing experience in military, automotive, and/or commercial industry - Previous experience working on BMS - Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461

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