Senior Electrical Engineer - Board Design, Thunder
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
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At a glance
Highlights
- Own board design for Thunder, an autonomous attack rotorcraft.
- Deliver flight-critical payloads and mission systems for combat aviation.
- Take hardware from concept through bring-up to flight testing.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on hardware owner with 3+ years experience who thrives in fast-paced flight programs and loves taking boards from concept to flight. Collaborative problem-solver excited to work across mechanical, software and systems to power autonomous aircraft.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex hardware and embedded systems
- Experience with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR, Ethernet MAC/PHY, FPGAs, SPI and I2C
- Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller selection, configuration, and interfacing
- Experience with schematic capture, high-speed board design, and guiding PCB layout
- Competence with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, and current probes
- Knowledge of embedded software development including timers, interrupts, SPI controllers, and ADCs
- Knowledge of embedded Linux including device trees, drivers, bootloaders, and Unix/Linux tools
- Exceptional organization and communication skills
- Proficient with Altium Designer or equivalent
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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