Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Job Title

Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Role Summary

Lead an electrical engineering team to design and deliver digital hardware, FPGA/SoC solutions, and host PCBs for vehicle management, DSP, and networking systems used in defense products.

The role requires driving FPGA/HDL workflows, overseeing PCB development from requirements through bring-up, and coordinating across teams to deliver hardware and IP cores on schedule.

Experience Level

Senior-level - requires 7+ years of relevant experience and prior experience leading an electrical engineering team focused on digital design.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership, design reviews, and managing the hardware development lifecycle.

• Lead and mentor an electrical engineering team producing FPGA/SoC and PCB-based solutions.
• Define and improve FPGA/HDL design workflows: architecture, simulation, verification, and system testing.
• Independently review high-speed digital and compute-focused hardware designs.
• Oversee full PCB development cycle for host boards (requirements, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, test, integration).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define hardware and IP delivery strategy across the organization.
• Create and communicate detailed product development schedules and task ownership to meet deadlines.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security eligibility, and domain experience.

• 7+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board-level hardware in military, automotive, or similar domains.
• Proven experience leading an electrical engineering team focused on digital design.
• Proficiency in an HDL (VHDL or Verilog) and FPGA design methodologies.
• Familiarity with common FPGA, CPU, MCU, and GPU devices and architectures.
• Experience with standard interfaces: Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB.
• Design experience for signal integrity and power integrity considerations.
• Solid knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and circuits.
• Competence using test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current probes) and automating tests.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent EDA tools.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160, DO-311A compliance processes.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461.
• Expertise in computer networking and implementing enhanced security measures.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience; equivalent technical experience will be considered.

About the Company

Company: Anduril

Headquarters: Costa Mesa, CA, USA

Anduril is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems, AI, sensor-fusion, and computer-vision-enabled platforms for U.S. and allied military and intelligence customers, powered by its Lattice OS to accelerate delivery of operational capabilities.