Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 191,000-253,000 · 10+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking an Electrical Engineering technical lead and functional manager to join the Tactical Effects division.
The role involves leading a technical team through concept to flight delivery for R&D/prototype design, transitioning to product line ramp up and production.
Responsibilities include guiding architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting, validation, and supporting system level integration and flight tests.

Lead a technical team through concept to flight delivery for R&D/prototype design with a goal to transition to product line ramp up to production of new drones, rocket motor systems, and more.
Guide the team through architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting and validation, supporting system level integration, flight test, and customer deliveries.
Troubleshoot issues that span the electrical and software boundaries, with solid skills using both lab equipment and software debugging tools.
Work closely with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver fully functional products.
Mature the product designs for scale with focus on optimizing manufacturing and scaling designs for mass production.
Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware.

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems and products.
Demonstrated experience designing and integrating mixed signal circuits.
Proficiency with Altium or equivalent ECAD tools.
Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, current-probes, and automation of tests.
Experience managing a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, technicians, and support staff.
Experience working on products used in extreme environments (aerospace, defense, etc.).
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.

Demonstrated ownership of unit and subsystem level payloads or products.
Demonstrated technical leadership experience.
Product maturation for scalable solutions in a manufacturing environment.
Systems engineering and architectural trade experience with payloads or products.
Proficiency with embedded software and firmware (C/Linux is a plus).
Experience with developing for a safety-critical environment (human in the loop).
Knowledge of software protocols for embedded development, including use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs.