Electronics Designer, Space

Anduril Industries

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Location
Waltham, MA
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$147,000–$196,000 / yr
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11 days ago
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Electronics Designer, Space

As an Electronics Designer, Space on the Imaging team, you will own the electronics architecture for space-bound imaging payloads, driving designs from initial concept through flight. You will define electrical architectures, manage build-versus-buy tradeoffs, and perform hands-on PCB layout, bring-up, and qualification for analog, mixed-signal, FPGA, and power electronics. The role requires expertise in designing for space environments, including radiation, thermal extremes, vacuum, vibration, and EMI/EMC compliance. You will utilize tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power supplies while leveraging skills in MATLAB, Python, or C++. This position solves the challenge of developing EO/IR and sensing payloads under a New Space philosophy, requiring rapid design-build-test cycles to move hardware from architecture to orbit in twelve months or less.

What you'll do

  • Own the electrical architecture for space-bound imaging payloads, including power, sensor, and interface electronics.
  • Lead the design, layout, bring-up, and qualification of PCBAs for analog, mixed-signal, FPGA, and power electronics.
  • Translate sensor and system performance models into electrical requirements while prioritizing the critical path.
  • Execute rapid design-build-test cycles to prototype, characterize, and iterate on hardware for flight readiness.
  • Design hardware for space environments and lead analysis for radiation, thermal, vacuum, vibration, and EMI/EMC compliance.
  • Incorporate design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA) into initial schematics to support production scaling.
  • Perform hands-on board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting using standard laboratory bench equipment.
  • Mentor junior engineers and serve as the technical decision-making anchor for the electronics scope.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering spanning system-level architecture, electronics design, and hands-on test.
  • A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated ownership of electronics architecture for complex electromechanical or sensor systems.
  • Strong analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design experience with schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency.
  • Proven ability to take hardware from architecture through bring-up, integration, and qualification with hands-on lab debugging.
  • Experience delivering hardware on aggressive timelines and working in rapid, iterative design cycles.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Direct experience designing electronics for space, especially New Space programs that flew hardware in a year or less (preferred).

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