Power Electronics Engineer - EVTOL

As a Power Electronics Engineer at Anduril Industries, you'll lead the development of EVTOL subsystems for UAVs, focusing on power systems, power conversion, motor drives, and energy storage applications. You'll be responsible for electrical design, testing, and integration from concept to production, while collaborating with various departments to optimize high-power components. Managing vendor relationships and ensuring the performance and reliability of our technologies are also key parts of this role.

To qualify for the Power Electronics Engineer position at Anduril Industries, you need a BS in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, along with over 5 years of experience specializing in power electronics, motor drives, and energy storage systems. It's essential to have hands-on experience with schematic capture, PCB designs, and an understanding of aerospace compliance standards such as MIL-STD-461 and DO-160.

The salary range for the Power Electronics Engineer role at Anduril Industries is between $120,000 and $180,000 USD, depending on various factors like work experience and education. Along with competitive salary packages, employees can expect attractive equity grants, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

In the role of Power Electronics Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will work on groundbreaking projects involving UAV systems, specifically enhancing EVTOL technologies. Your projects will likely include designing and testing high-voltage power electronics, developing efficient motor drives, and ensuring energy storage systems meet stringent military specifications.

Anduril Industries is committed to the professional growth of its employees, including Power Electronics Engineers. The company provides a professional development stipend, top-tier benefits, mental health resources, and a healthy work-life balance to ensure that you have the tools and support you need to excel in your career.

Discuss your previous roles where you focused on power electronics, highlighting specific projects where you designed or tested power systems and motor drives. Relate these experiences back to the duties expected at Anduril Industries, emphasizing technical skills and problem-solving abilities.

Be prepared to share specific challenges related to component selection, efficiency issues, or compliance with military standards. Discuss your methodology for troubleshooting and the innovative solutions you implemented to resolve these challenges.

Talk about your methodology in testing and validating designs, including your familiarity with DFMEA and other reliability assessments. It's important to demonstrate your understanding of how reliability impacts military systems.

Be specific about the tools you’ve used, such as Altium Designer, and offer examples of your work that demonstrates your capabilities in creating effective designs.

Emphasize your communication skills and give examples of how you've collaborated to optimize component selection and design integration in past projects. Highlight your ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

Discuss your strategies for continuing education, such as attending webinars, reading industry publications, or participating in professional organizations. Staying current is essential in a rapidly evolving field like power electronics.

Explain your understanding of embedded software for controlling power electronics—pinpoint any experience you have in programming or integrating software solutions with hardware designs.

Discuss your knowledge of the specific standards, how they impact design choices, and any direct experience you have with working in compliance during previous projects.

This question is about passion; share your thoughts on contributing to national security and the meaningful impact you believe technology can have in defense.

Discuss your analytical skills and problem-solving approach. Explain how you would gather data, analyze the issue, collaborate with your team, and develop solutions to refocus the project back on track.