Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors) to join our Hardware Platform team in Costa Mesa, California. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and validating proximity sensors for our autonomous vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles.
• Lead vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept to production.
• Perform full-cycle PCB design, including requirements gathering, schematic design, component selection, layout, bring-up, testing, debugging, and system integration.
• Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses for electronic equipment.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure air vehicle subsystem development meets constraints.
• Evaluate vendors and support sourcing for system components.
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews.
• Test and integrate engine system components through lab, ground, and flight tests.
• Perform root cause analysis for field operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 10+ years of experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs.
• Strong background in circuit design, including components and mixed-signal design.
• Experience with sensor design, build, testing, and integration.
• Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain.
• Proficiency with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and current probes.
• Familiarity with standard interfaces like CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
• Experience with electronic CAD tools, preferably Altium.
• Experience in EMI testing.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with environmental testing for military and commercial industries.
• Previous experience designing and testing height of burst sensors for ordnance fuzing applications.
• Experience designing and testing ordnance fuzing systems.
• Background in UAS, missiles, or maritime programs.
• Familiarity with DoD Weapons Safety Boards.
• Experience designing and scaling production of components at volume.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882E, and MIL-STD-2105.
• Knowledge of JOTP-052 and JOTP-054.
• Experience with explosive operations and handling munitions.

Benefits

Anduril offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary
• Equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other support services.

Salary Range

$191,000-$253,000 USD