Anduril Industries
Electrical Engineer, Thunder Payload Integration
About this role
Anduril Industries is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join their Maneuver Dominance team in Costa Mesa, focusing on the electrical architecture for autonomous aerial systems. The role involves designing power and data interfaces for mission payloads, ensuring the integration of advanced technological capabilities into military applications.
What you'll do
- Design payload electrical architecture including power and data wiring
- Create firing circuits and payload control electronics
- Define mission/vehicle management system electrical interfaces
- Design harness routing and continuity assurance
- Develop ground support equipment for integration and operations
- Perform EMC analysis for safety-critical circuits
What they're looking for
- Experience in aerospace or defense electrical engineering
- Firing circuit design and safety analysis
- Payload bus architecture knowledge
- Aerospace harness design expertise
- GSE design capabilities
- EMC analysis proficiency
- Eligibility for U.S. Secret security clearance
Benefits
- Competitive salary ranging from $129,000 to $194,000
- Equity grants as part of compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Support for health and recovery
- Opportunities for professional development
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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
- Walk us through your experience designing firing circuits and arming/safing logic for weapons or payload systems. What safety-critical considerations drove your design decisions?
- Describe a payload electrical integration project you've led—how did you manage power delivery, data, and control signals from the aircraft bus through to the payload interfaces?