Electrical Engineer, Thunder Payload IntegrationActive$129K
The opportunity
Anduril is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams in concert with ground maneuver forces.
What you'll do
Own the payload electrical architecture: design power delivery, data, and control wiring from the aircraft bus to payload interfaces through deployment mechanisms
Design firing circuits and payload control electronics: arming/safing logic, continuity test interfaces, and ground-to-aircraft handoff protocols for mission-critical payloads
Define and implement the mission/vehicle management system (SMS/VMS): electrical interface for payload control — command, status, and safety interlock signals
Design harness routing through articulated deployment mechanisms: connector mate/de-mate logic and continuity assurance across all mechanism positions
Design ground support equipment (GSE): bench simulators, continuity test sets, and arming/safing control stations to support integration and range operations
Perform EMC analysis for firing-circuit-class signals in a hybrid-electric: airframe environment — identify HERO/HERP/HERF risks and define mitigation
What they're looking for
- Support lab verification of the payload electrical chain: bench test through simulated bus to payload connector before aircraft integration
- Support on-aircraft integration and ground firing verification at range-cleared facilities
- –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
