Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (PCBs/FPGAs/HDL)

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

You will be a technical lead for the electrical engineering team, creating embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the full PCB development cycle of host boards for FPGAs / SoCs / SoMs, including requirements development, schematic capture, board layout, bring-up, test, and integration.
• Develop and improve workflows throughout the FPGA / HDL design cycle, including architecture, functional block definition, simulation, system testing, and HDL library standardization.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop a strategy for scalable rollout of compute solutions across Anduril.
• Create, maintain, and communicate product development schedules with task and deadline details.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 15+ years of experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive, or similar hardware.
• Experience leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design.
• Proficiency in an HDL language (VHDL, Verilog).
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB.
• Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
• Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tool.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding and familiarity with DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160, DO-311A.
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461.
• Expertise in computer networking.
• Experience with implementing enhanced security measures.

The salary range for this role is $220,000-$292,000 USD per year. Highly competitive equity grants and top-tier benefits are included in the total compensation package.