Mechatronics Engineer, Maritime

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. 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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril is seeking a Mechatronics Engineer with strong PCBA design experience to join the Maritime team at our Costa Mesa HQ, supporting the Dive XL extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). You will own electronics that live at the seam between software, electrical, and mechanical subsystems - designing, bringing up, and troubleshooting boards that control vehicle payloads, sensors, actuators, and mission-critical subsystems in a pressurized subsea environment. The role requires high ownership, hands-on instincts, and frequent collaboration with software, systems, mechanical, and test engineers. High growth potential and additional leadership opportunities are available as the program scales.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design PCBAs end-to-end: requirements capture, schematic design, layout review, fabrication, assembly, bringup, and qualifications
• Troubleshoot boards at the bench and in integrated vehicle configurations - isolate failures across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries
• Serve as the technical bridge between software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines - translate subsystem needs into electronics requirements and vice versa
• Design and integrate electro-mechanical subsystems including motor drives, sensors, actuators, and power distribution for subsea operation
• Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis for board architecture, component selection, and thermal/power budgets
• Identify and manage relationships with PCBA fabrication, assembly, and component vendors
• Lead design reviews, define and execute hardware test plans, and transition designs from prototype into production
• Support vehicle integration, at-sea test events, and customer demonstrations as needed
• Travel to test sites, fabrication vendors, and integration facilities as needed
• Use first principles physics as the basis for every decision
• Wear many hats

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of electrical / PCBA design experience in a professional setting
• Proficiency in ECAD tools (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent) - schematic capture through layout
• Experience taking PCBAs from concept through bringup, including bare-metal microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, or similar)
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion, and system integration
• Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and PCB layouts
• Experience debugging at both schematic and board level using oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and multimeters
• Demonstrated leadership on a complex technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to drive work independently across disciplinary boundaries
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
• BS in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in an engineering field
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Experience designing electronics for rugged, marine, or pressure-sealed environments
• MCAD experience (NX) and comfort collaborating on enclosure, connector, and harness design
• Hands-on prototyping (soldering, rework, board assembly, harnessing)
• Experience bringing up device trees on embedded Linux systems with a variety of connected sensors
• Experience characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level
• Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN/CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)
• Experience with motor and servo drive design (BLDC / brushed motor controllers, servo control systems)
• Familiarity with wireless and subsea communication protocols (acoustic modems, RF, Ethernet)
• Experience bridging firmware and electrical work-streams - writing or reviewing low-level drivers, bringup scripts, or HIL test infrastructure
• Experience developing complex electronics hardware products (UUVs, UAVs, robotics, propulsion systems, or other complex mechatronic platforms)

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 USD

The 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:

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