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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.\nABOUT THE JOB\nAnduril is seeking a Motor Controls Engineer, Electrical to join the team at our Costa Mesa HQ. Here you will work on core product development for complex systems, including but not limited to optical systems, batteries, mechanisms, control systems, and sensors. The role requires high ownership and frequent collaboration with other core disciplines. The ideal candidate would be practical, hands-on and a self starter. High growth potential is possible as well as additional leadership opportunities.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nExecute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in a wide range of fields\nIdentify partners in industry to engage with, and manage early vendor relationships\nPerform trade studies and physics-based analysis of blue-sky engineering problems\nManage internal and external market research and comparisons\nDesign, implementation, and test of complex electro-mechanical systems\nHigh level system ownership with large levels of professional autonomy\nLead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans\nBuild prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production\nSupport critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed\nTravel to test sites as needed\nUse first principles physics as a basis for every decision\nWear many hats\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)\nDemonstrated leadership skills (collegiate project teams or professional settings)\n3+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting\nExperience in PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc)\nHands-on prototyping (soldering, board assembly, harnessing)\nExperience with any: controls/actuation, robotics, and or motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed motor controller design and servo control systems)\nFamiliarity with microcontrollers, power conversion and system integration\nAbility to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts.\nHigh competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles\nStrong organizational skills\nBS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience\nEligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience in bare metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, etc) from schematic to bringup\nOutstanding leadership and interpersonal skills\nFamiliarity with designing for rugged environments\nExperience in bringing up device trees on embedded systems with a variety of connected sensors\nExperience with Electro-Mechanical and Electrical design concepts\nExperience in developing a variety of electronics hardware products (UAVs, wearables, firearms, high power electric propulsion, optical systems, or other complex mechanisms)\nExperience in characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level\nFamiliarity with wireless communication protocols\nExperience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)\nPractical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)\nUS Salary Range\n$121,000—$171,000 USD\nThe 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: \nBenefits\nAt Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams\nAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.\nTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.\n\nPlease always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.\nVia Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to . \n\nExercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.\n\nWhat to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.\n\nData Privacy\nTo view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. \nBy submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. 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