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Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer

Anduril - Costa Mesa, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-22

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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Maritime Division develops, tests, deploys, and sustains maritime autonomous vehicle capabilities worldwide, powered by Lattice OS—an AI-powered operating system that integrates thousands of data streams into real-time 3D command and control. You will own the power distribution and energy management architecture for a maritime autonomous vehicle, reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead. This role requires both deep technical expertise and leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to completion. You will leverage your experience executing highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects to ensure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed. Key responsibilities include: - Own power distribution bus architecture and design - Design power switching, protection, and fault isolation circuits - Manage vehicle energy budget and power allocation across all consuming subsystems - Define power interfaces between energy storage and consuming subsystems - Model and simulate the vehicle power system across mission load profiles - Support EMI/EMC design and qualification - Interface with energy storage, regulation, and vehicle systems teams - Support prototype integration and testing - Travel up to 25% to test sites REQUIREMENTS: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent - 5+ years designing DC power distribution or power electronics hardware for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or other mobile platforms - Experience owning a vehicle or platform power bus architecture, with protection and fault isolation designed into the bus - Experience owning a platform-level power budget as a design artifact - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience with marine vehicle power distribution systems - Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices - Experience with power system simulation tools - Experience in defense or maritime robotics

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