Senior Electrical Engineer
- Salary
- $146,000 - $194,000
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 7 March 2026.
About the role
Anduril Industries's standard text
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.
As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE JOB
Anduril is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer based in Costa Mesa, CA to contribute and lead subsystems development for missiles and UAVs. Looking for a self-starter with deep technical experience in defense industry developments to apply these skills in power systems, communications systems, battery technology, and avionics circuit designs. This individual will be responsible for electrical design, test and integration, from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
The engineer will also be involved in managing key vendor relationships, and ensuring performance and reliability in our cutting-edge technologies.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Full cycle PCB design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system.
- Development of air vehicle avionics systems (flight controls, sensors, payload interfaces, power management, and networking)
- Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment within the vehicle.
- Provide support and collaborate within other air vehicle subsystem development constraints
- Vendor surveys and evaluation to support sourcing for avionics system components.
- Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews
- Build up and test of avionics system components through lab, ground, and flight tests
- Low level firmware development for bring-up and test
- Root cause analysis in support of field operations
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs
- Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
- Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
- Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits.
- Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
- Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Understanding of DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160 and relevant avionics design standards for UAS
- Familiarity with aircraft avionics module vendors and avionics component suppliers from past experience in UAS programs
US Salary Range
$146,000—$194,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Anduril Industries's standard text
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
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The team: Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 63 open in Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services. 24 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Computer Vision (63 of 63), Python (34 of 63), MATLAB (23 of 63), Altium (21 of 63), Embedded Systems (20 of 63), PCB Design (19 of 63), Siemens NX (19 of 63)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
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- Power Controls Engineer posted Oct 9
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- Aviation Maintenance Engineer - Advanced Effects posted Oct 9
- Staff Avionics Maintenance Engineer - Advanced Effects posted Oct 8
- Senior Design Validation Engineer, Intelligence Systems posted Oct 8
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- NX Developer posted Oct 4
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Weapons Systems) posted Oct 1
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Weapons Systems) posted Oct 1
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Weapons Systems) posted Oct 1
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors) posted Oct 1
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors) posted Oct 1
- Senior Electrical Engineer (Sensor Systems) posted Oct 1
- Thermal Engineer, Environmental Control Systems posted Sep 30
- Electrical Engineer, Weapon Systems posted Sep 30
- Staff Structural Analysis Engineer posted Sep 30
- Thermal Engineer, Mission Electronics posted Sep 25
- Thermal Engineer, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) posted Sep 19
- Thermal Engineer, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) posted Sep 19
- Thermal Engineer, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) posted Sep 19
- Senior Thermal Engineer, Expeditionary AI / HPC Data Centers posted Sep 19
- Senior Thermal Engineer, Expeditionary AI / HPC Data Centers posted Sep 19
- Senior Electrical Engineer (Hybrid-Remote/Onsite) posted Sep 16
- Senior Aviation Maintenance Engineer - Advanced Effects posted Sep 3
- Electrical Engineer (ESAD) posted Aug 27
- Senior Electrical Engineer (Sensor Systems) posted Aug 27
- Thermal Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles posted Aug 22
- Senior Thermal Engineer, Expeditionary AI / HPC Data Centers posted Aug 22
- Thermal Design Engineer posted Aug 21
- Staff Electrical Harness Design Engineer posted Aug 18
- Director, Program Test & Evaluation Engineering - Advanced Effects posted Aug 12
- Structural Analysis Engineer posted Aug 11
- Senior Structural Analysis Engineer posted Aug 11
- Senior Thermal Engineer, Mission Electronics posted Aug 4
- Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter) posted Aug 3
- Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter) posted Jul 22
- Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors) posted Jul 20
- Senior Electrical Harness Design Engineer posted Jul 14
- Staff Thermal Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles posted Jul 14
- Thermal Engineer posted Jul 13
- Senior Thermal Engineer posted Jul 13
- Electrical Harness Design Engineer posted Jun 17
- Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer posted Jun 12
- 2027 Electrical Engineer Intern posted Jun 11
- 2027 Early Career Electrical Engineer posted May 13
- Product Test Engineer posted Apr 21
- Electrical Engineer - Test Design posted Apr 3
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Sensor Systems posted Apr 3
- Senior EMI/EMC Test Engineer posted Mar 20
- EMI/EMC Test Engineer posted Mar 20
- Senior Test Automation Engineer posted Mar 20
- Test Automation Engineer posted Mar 20
- Staff Electrical Engineer posted Jan 9
- Senior Electrical Engineer posted Oct 16
- 2026 Early Career Electrical Engineer posted Aug 11
From the team and dates on Anduril Industries's own job board.
Posting history
Reposted once since 7 March 2026: a posting for this role in Costa Mesa, California, United States was taken down and the role was posted again.
- 3 October 2026 – open
- 14 June 2026 – closed 18 September 2026
- 7 March 2026 – open (this posting)
- 7 March 2026 – open
- 7 March 2026 – closed
Salary context
68 other open postings titled Senior Electrical Engineer state a salary: median USD 139,500 to USD 185,531 a year.
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