Electrical Engineering Technician, Air Vehicles

Electrical Engineering Technician, Air Vehicles

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

The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team is responsible for developing high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Working across hardware, software, and mission autonomy, the team delivers flight-critical electronics, PCB assemblies, and FPGA-based processing architectures that enable Anduril's next-generation autonomous air platforms to operate in complex and contested environments. AD&S Electrical Engineers drive end-to-end development, from system architecture and circuit design to verification, integration, and flight test, ensuring scalable, mission-ready solutions that meet the performance, reliability, and survivability demands of the U.S. Military and modern air warfare.

About The Job

We are looking for an Electrical Engineering Technician to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for the testing, troubleshooting and working on harnesses and complex electronic systems. If you are someone who has thrives supporting rapid avionics development, then this role is for you.

What You'll Do

1. Setup, execute and analyze test experiments per test procedures and record findings into test records
2. Support with builds of test harnesses, racks, and environmental setups
3. Improve and update automation, consistency, and coverage per engineering instructions
4. Troubleshoot and repair of electrical, electronics and integrated circuits to the component level
5. Maintain and calibrate electrical and/or mechanical test equipment
6. Create assembly instructions and bill of materials for test equipment and fixtures
7. Document test plans, user instructions and manuals
8. Operate a clean and safe work environment
9. Travel to test sites and external laboratories as required

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of electronics testing experience in an R&D environment
• Familiarity with reading electrical system and component schematics
• Familiarity with product development life cycle, reliability, and compliance testing
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, data acquisition and measurement sensors
• Strong root cause analysis skills
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to pivot quickly between tasks and prioritize simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years electronics experience including testing
• Associate degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Technologies, or related fields
• Familiarity with IPC Quality Standards, IPC-610, IPC-620, J-STD and other assembly and inspection standards
• Experience with High Voltage and High Power Testing such as propulsion inverters and batteries
• Experience with equipment calibration and metrology
• Experience with electrical compliance testing such as EMI/EMC testing

US Hourly Range $30 - $55 USD