Senior Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Reston, VA · Hardware Engineering : Electrical Engineering

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for their Intelligence Systems team in Reston, VA. The role involves full-cycle PCB design, including requirements, schematic design, component selection, layout supervision, bring-up, test, debug, and system integration. The engineer will work with a cross-functional team on hardware product development, driving product maturity through prototyping and verification, implementing high-speed digital, analog, RF, and high-power designs, and establishing internal guidelines for DFM and quality fabrication. Responsibilities also include conducting design reviews, low-level firmware development for bring-up and test, root cause analysis, and managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment. Requires 7+ years of hardware product development experience, a Secret security clearance, and proficiency with E-CAD tools like Altium Designer. Preferred qualifications include understanding of military environmental and EMC standards.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with a cross-functional team to design market leading hardware products
  2. Drive product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities
  3. Apply modern design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies
  4. Implement combinations of high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and high-power designs
  5. Lead the team in establishing internal guidelines for design for manufacturing (DFM) and quality fabrication and assembly outputs

Skills

Required

  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • 7+ years of professional experience in hardware product development
  • Full understanding of PCB Layout techniques to meet mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing requirements
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practices appropriate for each design
  • Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc
  • Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies
  • Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
  • Ability to determine work priorities based on broad direction from management
  • Experience using Altium Designer or equivalent E-CAD tools
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
  • Ability to work within our company and team culture

Nice to have

  • Understanding of MIL-STD-810 and relevant military environmental qualification standards
  • Understanding of MIL-STD-461 and relevant military electromagnetic compatibility standards
  • Low level firmware development for bring-up and test
  • Root cause analysis in support of production operations
  • Work in a fast-paced environment, having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of professional experience in hardware product development
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance