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Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)

Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)

Defenseonsiteprincipal$241k–$319k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP and networking.
  • Own full PCB development from requirements through integration and testing.
  • Build autonomy-powered defense systems on Lattice OS for real-time command.

What they offer

  • Highly competitive equity grants
  • Top-tier benefits package

Ideal candidate

Experienced hardware technical leader who thrives owning complex builds end-to-end and scaling solutions across teams to advance real-world defense capabilities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 15+ years of experience designing, testing and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive or similar hardware
  • Experience with leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design
  • Proficiency in an HDL language (VHDL, Verilog)
  • Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
  • Experience in design for signal integrity / power integrity
  • Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
  • Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests
  • Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent electronic design automation design tool
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Lab profile

About Anduril

Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.

What they build

  • Lattice OS
  • Ghost
  • Anvil

Known for

  • Autonomous defense systems
  • AI-powered command and control
  • Rapid hardware-software iteration

Key facts

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
  • Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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