Anduril Industries

Senior Vehicle Power Distribution Engineer

Anduril Industries • $166K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
  • 5+ years of experience in DC power distribution or power electronics for vehicles or mobile platforms.
  • Proven ownership of vehicle power bus architecture including protection and fault isolation.
  • Experience managing a platform-level power budget as a design artifact.
  • Eligibility for U.S. Secret security clearance must be attainable.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design of power distribution bus architecture.
  • Design circuits for power switching, protection, and fault isolation.
  • Manage the vehicle's energy budget and power allocation.
  • Define power interfaces between energy storage and subsystems.
  • Model and simulate vehicle power systems across mission profiles.
  • Support EMI/EMC design and qualification efforts.
  • Interface with energy storage, regulation, and vehicle system teams.
  • Assist in prototype integration and testing, including travel to test sites.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
  • Support for health and recovery needs at little to no cost for employees.
  • Opportunities for competitive equity grants as part of total compensation.
  • Robust support for employee well-being.
  • Commitment to investing in employee development.
Full Job Description


ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Maritime Division is responsible for planning and executing Anduril's product and revenue roadmap for maritime missions. Working across product, engineering, business development, logistics, and operations, the Maritime team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril maritime capabilities in a challenging operational environment worldwide. As a leader in the Maritime Division, you must be a technical leader with the expertise to evaluate, qualify, manage, and advocate for an increasing number of sophisticated parallel pursuits. This role is crucial in ensuring that each initiative aligns with the company's strategic direction and receives the appropriate resourcing, balancing innovation with practical execution to drive the business line's success.
ABOUT THE JOB

You will own power distribution and energy management for a maritime autonomous vehicle. Reporting to the Vehicle Systems Lead, you will design the power bus architecture, switching systems, and management logic that delivers power from storage to every consuming subsystem.

Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience will be key in making sure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed to ensure success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Own power distribution bus architecture and design
  • Design power switching, protection, and fault isolation circuits
  • Manage vehicle energy budget and power allocation
  • Define power interfaces between energy storage and all consuming subsystems
  • Model and simulate the vehicle power system across mission load profiles
  • Support EMI/EMC design and qualification
  • Interface with energy storage, regulation, and vehicle systems teams
  • Support prototype integration and testing
  • Travel up to 25% to test sites
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years designing DC power distribution or power electronics hardware for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or other mobile platforms
  • Experience owning a vehicle or platform power bus architecture, with protection and fault isolation designed into the bus
  • Experience owning a platform-level power budget as a design artifact
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with marine vehicle power distribution systems
  • Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices
  • Experience with power system simulation tools
  • Experience in defense or maritime robotics


US Salary Range

$166,000-$220,000 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:

Benefits

At 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.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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