Anduril Industries
Motor Controls Engineer (Electrical/PCB Design)
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Motor Controls Engineer in Costa Mesa to design and develop complex electro-mechanical systems for defense technology platforms. You'll own projects from concept through production, working hands-on with PCB design, motor controllers, and embedded systems while collaborating across disciplines.
What you'll do
- Design, prototype, and test complex electro-mechanical and control systems including motors, servos, and actuation circuits
- Execute PCB design using tools like Altium or KiCAD, from schematic through board bringup and integration
- Conduct trade studies, physics-based analysis, and performance characterization of engineering concepts
- Manage vendor relationships, evaluate off-the-shelf solutions, and perform market research
- Lead design reviews, execute hardware test plans, troubleshoot failures, and transition prototypes to production
- Support customer demonstrations and on-site testing as needed
What they're looking for
- PCB design and ECAD tools (Altium, KiCAD)
- Motor and servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design)
- Bare metal microcontroller programming (STM32, TI, NXP)
- Embedded communication protocols (CAN, I2C, SPI, UART, USB)
- Hands-on prototyping (soldering, assembly, harnessing)
- Electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters)
- Control systems and robotics design
- First principles physics and circuit analysis
Benefits
- Competitive equity grants as part of full-time package
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
- High growth potential and leadership opportunities
- Hands-on work on cutting-edge defense technology
- Large professional autonomy and project ownership
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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 a motor control or servo system you designed from schematic to production—what were the key challenges?
- Describe your experience with bare metal microcontroller bring-up and which platforms you've used.