Senior Manager, Power Electronics and Power Conversion

Anduril is seeking a Senior Manager, Power Electronics and Power Conversion, to oversee power electronics and power conversion programs from concept through production. The ideal candidate will guide the development of motor controllers, DC-DC converters, AC-DC rectifiers, and smart power distribution systems for defense platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Programs & Architecture: Oversee power electronics and power conversion programs from concept through production.
• Project Management: Create, maintain, and communicate detailed product development schedules.
• System Design: Design high-reliability, efficient, power-dense, thermally optimized, and fault-tolerant power system architectures.
• HIL & System Verification: Verify power system performance, efficiency, thermal margins, transient responses, and protection features.
• Hardware Evaluation: Utilize advanced evaluation methodologies, including automated efficiency mapping and thermal imaging.
• Full-Cycle PCB & LRU Design: Drive high-power PCB and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) design.
• Cabling & Interconnects: Develop power distribution interconnect diagrams and define high-voltage/high-current cabling.
• Supply Chain & Vendor Collaboration: Manage successful fabrication, assembly, and BOMs for power hardware.
• Vendor Relations: Maintain familiarity with aerospace/automotive-grade power electronics component suppliers and manufacturers.
• Platform Integration: Integrate power electronics into UAVs, UGVs, or maritime systems.
• Firmware Support: Support software and firmware teams in developing digital control loops.
• Trade-Off Studies: Represent the power subsystem in platform-level, cross-disciplinary trade-off studies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex power electronics circuits.
• Deep understanding of power quality and EMI standards, specifically MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-461.
• Competence with high-power test equipment such as high-voltage power supplies and power analyzers.
• Practical experience in design for EMI mitigation and low-parasitic layouts.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces used in power systems (CAN, PMBus, I2C, SPI, RS-485).
• Familiarity with DSPs, microcontrollers, or FPGAs commonly used for digital control of power supplies.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation (EDA) design tools.
• Experience with power simulation tools such as PLECS, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink, or Simplis.
• Knowledgeable in Python (for test automation) and C/C++ (for firmware understanding/debugging).
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Education: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Electronics.
• Experience with wide-bandgap (SiC, GaN) semiconductor technology and high-voltage safety design practices.
• Familiarity with DO-160, DO-254, and DO-311A.

Benefits: Anduril offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

Salary Range: $191,000-$253,000 USD