Electrical Engineer, Thunder Payload Integration
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 102 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 649 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
As an Electrical Engineer on the Thunder team at Anduril, you will be responsible for designing and managing the electrical architecture for payloads on an autonomous rotorcraft. Your role will involve creating power delivery systems, control wiring, and firing circuits, as well as ensuring the integration of these systems with the aircraft's mission management. You will also conduct EMC analysis and support both lab verification and on-aircraft integration processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- 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)
Nice to have
- MIL-STD-1760 implementation experience
- HERO/HERP/HERF electromagnetic hazard analysis
- Payload electrical integration on rotorcraft or VTOL platforms
- Hybrid-electric or high-voltage airframe EMC context
- Range operations support experience
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on several factors
- Position involves working in a defense technology environment which may have unique ethical considerations
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