Anduril Industries
Electrical Engineer (Motor Controls)
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks an Electrical Engineer specializing in motor controls to develop complex electro-mechanical systems for defense technology. You'll own projects from concept through production, collaborating across disciplines while working hands-on with prototypes, PCB design, and embedded systems in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Design and test complex electro-mechanical systems including motor/servo drive controllers and actuation mechanisms
- Execute rapid engineering concept evaluations and trade studies using first-principles physics
- Lead design reviews, define test plans, and manage vendor relationships for hardware development
- Build and prototype electronics from schematic to bringup, including PCB layout and microcontroller firmware
- Transition successful prototypes to production and support customer hardware demonstrations
- Conduct market research, evaluate industry partners, and perform failure analysis on test articles
What they're looking for
- BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems
- PCB design and ECAD tools (Altium, KiCAD, or equivalent)
- Bare metal microcontroller programming (STMicro, TI, NXP platforms)
- Hands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
- Power conversion and system integration
- Embedded communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, USB)
- Electrical test equipment operation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters)
- Leadership and cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- Competitive equity grants included in full-time offers
- Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees
- High growth and leadership advancement opportunities
- Hands-on ownership of core product development
- Work on cutting-edge defense autonomy and AI technology
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing BLDC or brushed motor controllers—what were the key design challenges you encountered?
- Walk us through a project where you took a system from concept to production; what was your role in each phase?