Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Space Imaging team. This role involves designing and developing state-of-the-art spaceborne electro-optical/infrared sensor payloads, defining electrical architecture from concept through flight-ready production, and leading small engineering teams.

What You'll Do

Define and own electrical architecture for EO/IR sensor payload assemblies, including power distribution, connector/harness interfaces, grounding/bonding schemes, and communication interfaces

Design, analyze, and test isolated power conversion, EMI filtering, inrush current limiting, and protection circuitry for low-voltage DC payload power systems

Select connectors, define pin assignments, perform wire/cable and component derating analyses, and establish shielding and bonding schemes to meet EMI/EMC requirements

Design and support high-speed Ethernet (10GbE) and discrete I/O (RS-422, I2C, SPI) interfaces between sensor electronics and host avionics, and develop test procedures using lab equipment to validate designs

Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, optical, and systems engineers to integrate electrical designs into sensor payload assemblies, including bring-up and verification testing

What You Need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field

8+ years of experience designing power, interface, or mixed-signal electronics for space, airborne, or harsh-environment defense systems

Experience designing isolated DC/DC power conversion, EMI filters, and transient/over-voltage protection circuits for low-voltage DC systems

Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464 EMI/EMC design and test methods

Strong hardware debugging skills using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic/protocol analyzers)

Proficiency with schematic capture/circuit simulation tools and worst-case stress/derating analysis

US Person status required to access export-controlled data

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to Have

Experience designing radiation-tolerant electronics and performing TID/SEU analysis for space systems

Experience with high-speed digital/communication interfaces (10GbE, SERDES) and signal integrity analysis

Familiarity with machine-vision/sensor communication protocols (e.g., GigE Vision)

Experience with hybrid microelectronics packaging (MIL-PRF-38534) or similar high-reliability component standards

PCB layout experience (e.g., Altium, Cadence) for mixed-signal or RF boards

Familiarity with electro-optical/infrared sensor payload electronics

Familiarity with embedded Linux/firmware interfaces to support electronics bring-up

$146,000–$191,000 USD base salary. Highly competitive equity grants included in majority of full-time offers. Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees including health, recovery, and comprehensive coverage at little to no cost.

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