Electrical Engineer, Mission Systems Integration

ABOUT THE TEAMAnduril is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams in concert with ground maneuver forces. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost, Altius, or Roadrunner, in addition to bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril's Lattice ecosystem. We develop perception and autonomy algorithms to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers.We need an Electrical Engineer to own the electrical interfaces at the co-development boundary, ensuring every connection between Anduril's mission system and our partner's airframe is fully defined, agreed, and verified.WHAT YOU'LL DOOwn and maintain electrical ICDs between the Anduril mission system and the co-development partner airframe — connector pinouts, power allocations, signal definitions, and harness routing constraintsAudit the existing ICD baseline for completeness and drive to a fully co-signed revisionDesign Anduril-side harness architecture — wiring gauge, routing, connector selection, backshell, strain relief, and shield termination per applicable aerospace standardsDevelop and verify power budget across all operational modes — normal, peak, emergency, and ground powerLead EMC coordination with the co-development partner — conducted emissions limits, susceptibility thresholds, and test methodology alignmentAttend partner electrical design reviews as the Anduril electrical interface POCSupport first aircraft electrical integration and interface verification testingIncorporate first-article lessons into production harness drawingsREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS3–6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with ICD development experienceAerospace harness design — wiring, connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 or equivalent), backshell, and routing practicesPower budget analysis across complex vehicle electrical architecturesEMC planning and coordination per MIL-STD-461 or DO-160Signal integrity awareness for high-speed digital interfacesExperience driving interface closure with external partners or cross-org teamsMust be eligible to obtain and maintain an active US security clearancePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSRotorcraft or eVTOL electrical architecture familiarityVehicle bus protocols (ARINC 429, CAN, MIL-STD-1553, or Ethernet avionics)Hybrid-electric power system interfaces — high-voltage isolation, battery management, regenerative loadsAvionics integration experienceUS Salary Range: $129,000 – $198,000 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:BenefitsAt 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr