Electrical Engineer (Motor Controls)
Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA, United States Posted November 2, 2026
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Salary Range
$129,000 - $171,000
Job Description
Join Anduril, a leading defense technology company, as an Electrical Engineer specializing in motor controls. In this role, you will work on core product development for complex systems, collaborate with other core disciplines, and have high ownership and professional autonomy. You will design, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems, lead design reviews, and support critical hardware demonstrations with customers. The position offers full family health coverage, paid parental leave, mental health resources, and professional development opportunities.
- Concevoir, mettre en œuvre et tester des systèmes électromécaniques complexes, en assurant la propriété du système à un niveau élevé.
- Exécuter une évaluation rapide des concepts d'ingénierie dans divers domaines, identifier les partenaires de l'industrie et gérer les relations avec les fournisseurs.
- Diriger les revues de conception, exécuter des plans de test matériel et soutenir les démonstrations matérielles critiques auprès des clients.
- Demonstrated leadership skills (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
- Experience in PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc)
- Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
- Experience with any: controls/actuation, robotics, and or motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems)
- Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion and system integration
- 3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting
- Hands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
- Strong organizational skills
- High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
- BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
- Experience in bare metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, etc) from schematic to bringup
- Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills
- Experience in bringing up device trees on embedded systems with a variety of connected sensors
- Familiarity with designing for rugged environments
- Experience with Electro-Mechanical and Electrical design concepts
- Experience in developing a variety of electronics hardware products (UAVs, wearables, firearms, high power electric propulsion, optical systems, or other complex mechanisms)
- Experience in characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level
- Familiarity with wireless communication protocols
- Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)
- Practical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)
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