System Architect, Space Electronics

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Boulder, COWaltham, MA
Salary: $127,000–$170,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · System Architect, Space Electronics

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The System Architect, Space Electronics joins the Imaging team to own the electronics architecture for space-bound imaging payloads. This role involves driving designs from initial concept through flight, specifically defining electrical architectures for power, sensors, and interfaces. You will manage critical tradeoffs between COTS and rad-hard components while performing hands-on PCB layout, board bring-up, and qualification for analog, mixed-signal, FPGA, and power electronics. The position requires expertise in designing for space environments, including radiation, thermal extremes, and EMI/EMC compliance. You will utilize tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers while applying skills in MATLAB, Python, or C++. The work focuses on developing EO/IR and sensing payloads under a New Space philosophy, aiming to move hardware from architecture to orbit within a twelve-month timeframe.

Skills

Electrical Engineering FPGA Power Electronics EMI/EMC TVAC DFM DFA Python MATLAB C++ EO/IR Computer Vision Rad-Hard COTS

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 EO/IR sensor systems.
Translate sensor performance models into electrical requirements while prioritizing the critical path.
Drive rapid design-build-test cycles to prototype and iterate on real hardware for flight readiness.
Design hardware for space environments and lead analysis for radiation, thermal, vacuum, and EMI/EMC compliance.
Incorporate design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA) into initial schematics to support production.
Perform hands-on board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting using standard laboratory bench equipment.
Mentor junior engineers and serve as the technical anchor for electronics design reviews and decisions.

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 debug.
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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