Senior Electrical Engineer, Thunder Payload Integration
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
Defenseonsitesenior$147k–$194k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own payload electrical architecture for Thunder autonomous attack rotorcraft.
- Design firing circuits, arming logic and deployment harness routing.
- Support on-aircraft integration and ground firing verification at range.
What they offer
- Highly competitive equity grants
Ideal candidate
Mission-driven electrical engineer with aerospace payload background who thrives owning safety-critical hardware end-to-end from bench to range and cares about delivering autonomous capability to warfighters.
Requirements
- 3-6 years in aerospace or defense electrical engineering with payload or weapons electrical systems experience
- Firing circuit design — EED circuits, arming/safing logic, and safety analysis
- Payload bus architecture — power, data, and control from aircraft bus to payload
- Aerospace harness design, including wiring through dynamic or articulated environments
- GSE design for payload integration support
- EMC analysis for safety-critical circuits (HERO/HERP/HERF awareness)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. 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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