Senior Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA

Who this role is best for

Candidates with power electronics experience and military systems background will find this senior role in autonomous vehicle design and integration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of complex board design experience and a focus on power systems
    — “Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs”
  • Individuals skilled in harness design and familiar with military-standard testing protocols
    — “Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.”
  • Professionals comfortable with system-level integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration
    — “Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews”

Things to consider

  • Security clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role
    — “Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance”
  • The role is expected to relocate to Long Beach, CA by late 2027
    — “we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with real-time system validation and field root cause analysis
    — “Root cause analysis in support of field operations”
  • Showcase expertise in lab, ground, and on-water testing of mechanical systems
    — “Build up and test of engine system components through lab, ground, and on-water tests”
  • Emphasize your ability to generate and manage electronic requirements in complex systems
    — “Strong background in harness design, EE requirements generation, circuit design, including components, and mixed-signals design”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design, test, and validation of Battery Management and Power Sub-Systems (BMS) for autonomous vehicles
  • vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept through production
Typical background
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs

Skills & requirements

Required

Design, Test, And Validation Of Battery Management And Power Sub-systems (bms)Vehicle-level Integrations And Complete Lifecycle DesignSystem Interconnect DiagramsWire HarnessesPeer-level And Cross-discipline Design ReviewsRoot Cause Analysis

Preferred

Environmental TestingBMS ExperienceEMI TestingKnowledge And Test Execution Per Mil-std-810 And/or Mil-std-461

Stack & domain

Battery Management And Power Sub-systems (bms)Vehicle-level IntegrationsSystem Interconnect DiagramsWire HarnessesRoot Cause AnalysisSensor IntegrationUsvsAutomotivesPower ElectronicsSensor Suite/perception SystemsCANI2CSPIAltiumEagleDefense Technology

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Design, test, and validation of Battery Management and Power Sub-Systems (BMS) for our autonomous vehicles.

Vehicle-level integrations and complete lifecycle design from concept through production, including requirements generation.

Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment.

Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews

Build up and test of engine system components through lab, ground, and on-water tests

Root cause analysis in support of field operations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs

Strong background in harness design, EE requirements generation, circuit design, including components, and mixed-signals design.

Experience with sensor integration.

Design experience in USVs, automotives, power electronics, or sensor suite/perception systems.

Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, current-probes, and automation of tests.

Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.

Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Performed environmental testing in previous positions for military, automotive, and/or commercial industry.

Previous experience working on BMS.

Experience in EMI testing.

Knowledge and test execution per MIL-STD-810 and/or MIL-STD-461

Per Anduril's expansion plans, we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.

US Salary Range$146,000—$194,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

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