Senior Electrical Engineering Technician, Drones

Senior Electrical Engineering Technician, Drones Own the hardware bring-up and verification workflow for autonomous drone components

Location:

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Compensation: $54 - 72 USD / hour

Job Tags:
Hardware

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.

You will join a dynamic R&D Engineering team focused on designing, prototyping, and deploying cutting‑edge electro‑mechanical systems for autonomous drones. The team thrives on rapid iteration, cross‑functional collaboration, and delivering high‑quality hardware in challenging environments. As part of this group, you will work closely with design engineers, firmware/software teams, and test specialists to bring new capabilities from concept to field‑ready deployment.

As a Senior Electrical Engineering Technician, you will be a hands‑on enabler of both prototype and pre‑production hardware related to autonomous drone systems. This role includes building complex electromechanical assemblies and integrating them into final products. You will support multiple projects by handling assembly, rework, test setup, maintenance, and field readiness activities. This role is essential to keep engineering momentum high, ensuring hardware is built to specification, tested thoroughly, and maintained to perform reliably under operational conditions.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure timely completion of hardware development tasks.
• Build complex electromechanical assemblies, solder electronic modules (including PCBAs), modify COTS components, and flash/load software and firmware onto devices.
• Perform precision PCB rework, including fine‑pitch soldering, component replacement, jumper installation, and wiring modifications.
• Build cable assemblies and wiring harnesses, including crimping, termination, continuity testing, and labeling.
• Fabricate simple test fixtures, electronic test boxes, jigs, adapters, and harnesses to support engineering workflows.
• Support board‑level bring‑up testing, engineering verification testing, and regression testing across development phases.
• Troubleshoot electrical assemblies and subassemblies, identifying faults or performance issues under engineering guidance.
• Document build steps, test results, rework performed, and lessons learned to improve repeatability and traceability.
• Maintain lab organization, including ESD‑safe practices, tool calibration, equipment upkeep & maintenance, and inventory tracking.
• Traveling to suppliers and test sites to support our engineering teams.

• Minimum 4 years experience as an engineering technician working in an R&D environment.
• Solid background in electronics working in relevant fields (Robotics, Defense, Avionics). Familiarity with electrical engineering principles and concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with building electro‑mechanical hardware, including PCBAs and wiring harnesses.
• Ability to read, understand, and build from PCBA schematics & drawings, cable assembly drawings, and test procedures, without the need to have detailed assembly instructions.
• Proficiency with PCB rework: component removal and replacement down to 0201, wiring modifications, connector/cable work.
• Strong troubleshooting experience of electrical assemblies at the board and component levels. Ability to identify failure modes, and work with engineers to resolve issues.
• Familiarity with basic electrical test equipment such as DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads,…