Responsibilities

PCBA Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFM / DFA):
Partner directly with Electrical Hardware Design Engineers during schematic capture and layout to optimize complex multilayer rigid and rigid-flex boards for automated SMT production.
Review board layouts in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics to verify pad geometries, solder mask dams, trace clearances, via-in-pad plating, and component spacing to maximize assembly yields.
Review component footprint, connector section, and active IC packages to ensure manufacturability and functionality with production processes.
Production Test Strategy & Process Definition:
Ensure the manufacturing test strategy across board and sub-assembly levels are executable. In-Circuit Testing (ICT bed-of-nails), flying probe, boundary scan (JTAG), and connectorized functional verification tests (FVT). Establish test limits, pass/fail criteria, and fault-coverage metrics to hand off to the Manufacturing Test Engineering team.
Design for Testability (DFT): Partner with Electrical Design Engineers during schematic capture and layout to drive strict DFT guidelines—ensuring adequate test point density, probe access, net observability, and connector accessibility required for production test fixtures.
Test Sequence & Process Integration: Define standard test processes, routing sequences, and flashing/calibration workflows for the factory floor. Work closely with the Manufacturing Test Engineering team to ensure their automated test fixtures, instrumentation racks, and software suites integrate seamlessly into production line routings and MES data tracking.
Test Failure Disposition & Testability Feedback: Analyze production test yield fallout and telemetry to identify whether failures stem from component defects, SMT process variation, or test fixture/coverage escapes, feeding actionable data back into the test and design loops.
Embedded Hardware Bring-Up, Firmware, & Automation:
Develop and utilize diagnostic scripts in Python and Bash to exercise board interfaces, log diagnostic telemetry, and support hardware verification during initial manufacturing bring-up.
Support initial board bring-up on the manufacturing line across modern embedded compute platforms, such as AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ SoCs, ARM Cortex processors, and high-speed memory interfaces.

Qualification

Proficiency with ECAD toolsHands-on PCBA production experienceTest process & DFT backgroundScripting & automation skillsEmbedded protocols$126

Required

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent engineering field.
3+ years of experience in an electrical manufacturing, PCBA industrialization, or hardware engineering role with heavy exposure to board-level manufacturing and integration (aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, or telecommunications).
Proficiency with ECAD tools: Experience navigating, reviewing, and redlining schematics and layouts in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics/PADS.
Hands-on PCBA production experience: Deep understanding of SMT manufacturing, component placement, reflow profiling, wave/selective soldering, and DFM principles for rigid and rigid-flex boards.
Test process & DFT background: Demonstrated experience defining test coverage, test point guidelines, and manufacturing test strategies (ICT bed-of-nails, functional verification, boundary scan) to inform dedicated test engineering teams.
Scripting & automation skills: Proficiency with Python or Bash for automated hardware interaction, instrument control, or test log parsing.
Embedded protocols: Hands-on experience debugging, flashing, or testing over standard interfaces: CAN, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, and JTAG.
Working knowledge of IPC-A-610 and IPC J-STD-001 electronic assembly standards.
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.

Preferred

5+ years of experience taking complex electronic systems from NPI through full-rate production.
Experience with AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+, FPGA architectures, or high-speed digital designs (PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet).
Familiarity with military and aerospace compliance standards, including MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC), MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, and DO-254 hardware development life cycles.
Experience with complex board architectures: multilayer high-speed digital boards (12+ layers), rigid-flex circuits, HDI, and blind/buried microvias.
Experience utilizing Siemens Teamcenter (PLM), modern ERP/MES platforms, and Jira for engineering workflow tracking.
IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 Application Specialist (CIS) or Trainer (CIT) certification.
$126,000—$167,000 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:

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