Senior Electrical Architect, Connected Warfare

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: today

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About Anduril Industries

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 · Senior Electrical Architect, Connected Warfare

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Join our dynamic team as a Senior Electrical Architect in Connected Warfare, where you will play a pivotal role in defining and shaping the electrical architecture for advanced defense systems. You will lead the development of robust, scalable, and maintainable electrical architectures by conducting architectural trades to balance performance, manufacturing feasibility, and future scalability. Your responsibilities include translating high-level Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) into detailed electrical requirements and functional modules, allocating functions to specific electrical modules and subsystems, and guiding PCB design and harnessing teams. Essential skills include a deep understanding of communication protocols, embedded systems hardware, full-cycle PCB design, and experience with MIL-STD compliance and Model-Based Systems Engineering tools. This role demands a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, 5+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to obtain DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI access.

Skills

Ethernet CAN RS-485 SDI GMSL SPI I2C PCIe MCUs CPUs FPGAs PCB design harnessing design connector selection MIL-STD compliance DOORS Cameo Systems Modeler

What you'll do

Lead the definition and development of robust, scalable electrical architectures for complex product lines.
Conduct architectural trades to balance performance, manufacturing feasibility, and future scalability.
Translate high-level CONOPS into detailed electrical requirements and functional modules.
Allocate functions to specific electrical modules and subsystems with defined constraints and interfaces.
Flow module and subsystem information to PCB design and harnessing teams.

What we're looking for

Proven ability to define and develop robust, scalable electrical architectures.
Deep understanding of communication protocols in complex embedded systems.
Experience with full-cycle PCB design and harnessing.
Successful track record of releasing products to production at scale.
Familiarity with MIL-STD compliance and MBSE tools.
Must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or ability to obtain SCI access.

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