Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
Defenseonsiteprincipal$241k–$319k
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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