Electrical Engineer, Anduril Industries

Space Imaging

$142-213k

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package

Python
C++
MatLab
Senior level
Boston

More information about location

Office located in Lexington, MA

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

Be an early applicant

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Be an early applicant

$142-213k

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package

Python
C++
MatLab
Senior level
Boston

More information about location

Office located in Lexington, MA

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Company mission

To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.

Role

Who you are

  • The Space Imaging Systems team is seeking an Electrical Engineering Lead
  • 5+ years of experience in electrical systems engineering with a focus on space systems and payload development
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • Ability to decompose complex systems into functional parts, with clearly defined interfaces and requirements for each
  • Demonstrated experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting electronics at the component and system levels
  • Strong laboratory skills (e.g. design of experiments)
  • Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
  • Experience in system development from initial concept through test and delivery to customer
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

Desirable

  • Experience with radiation hardened & fault tolerant electronics design
  • Experience with thermal vacuum chamber and radiation testing of electronics
  • Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, LIDAR)
  • A track record of successfully working on fast-paced, highly technical, interdisciplinary teams
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team through design trades while meeting program deadlines
  • Proficiency in an analytical toolchains/language (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++, etc)

What the job involves

  • The Anduril Imaging team develops state-of-the-art imaging systems, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies
  • The Space Imaging Systems team is responsible for all aspects of spaceborne EO/IR system development, from the ideation stage through initial production
  • In this role, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary technical team to define space EO/IR payload electrical architectures, build prototypes, perform ground testing, and mature the prototypes into flight hardware products
  • As needed, you will also lead small teams of engineers from concept through system definition and development
  • Develop and oversee all electronic aspects of spaceborne EO/IR systems (e.g. sensor electronics, payload interfaces, power management, communication protocols, etc.)
  • Work with system engineers to define requirements based on physics-based models of sensor & system performance
  • Provide support and collaborate with multiple platform teams, both internal and external
  • Work with our electrical engineering team to design PCBs for space environments and support testing for thermal, vacuum, vibration, and radiation survivability
  • Coordinate and communicate with both external & internal stakeholders with varying degrees of technical background

Our take

Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.

This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.

Anduril closed a Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.

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Top investors

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68% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2024

$1.5bn

SERIES F

Dec 2022

$1.5bn

SERIES E

Total funding: $3.7bn

Company benefits

  • Full Family Health Coverage
  • 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
  • Family Planning & Support
  • Incentivized Time Off
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Financial Planning
  • Unlimited Provisions
  • Professional Development

Company HQ

Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Brian Schimpf

(Co-founder & CEO)

Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.

Palmer Luckey

(Co-founder)

They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.

Trae Stephens

(Co-founder)

Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.

Matt Grimm

(Co-founder & COO)

Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.

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