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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Lead Electrical Architect - Expeditionary AI/HPC Data Centers

Hardware Systems IntegrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • At least 5 years of engineering experience designing and deploying electrical products.
  • Ability to define the long-term architectural vision for a product line.
  • Familiarity with embedded systems hardware, including microcontrollers, central processing units, and field-programmable gate arrays, and their architectural implications.
  • Experience with full-cycle electronic control unit/line-replaceable unit electronics design, including printed circuit board assembly design through the entire lifecycle.
  • Experience with harness design and connector selection.
  • A successful track record of releasing products to production and delivering them to end users at scale.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams on complex electronics projects.
  • U.S. Person status is required; accepted statuses are U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end architecture of AI Factory tactical data centers and deployable command and control centers.
  • Conduct architectural trade studies that balance performance, manufacturing feasibility, and future scalability.
  • Translate high-level Concepts of Operations into detailed electrical requirements, architectures, and functional modules, bridging Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
  • Design air-transportable, modular systems, including containerized, palletized, and vehicle-mounted systems, for rapid deployment and operational credibility.
  • Build infrastructure optimized for austere and contested environments, including extreme temperatures, limited grid power, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility accreditation, and electromagnetic hardening.
  • Work closely with Lattice and AI/ML teams to ensure physical infrastructure meets mission-critical software requirements.
  • Partner with defense customers to translate operational requirements and needs into technical architectures.
  • Lead prototyping, field testing, and operational validation through military exercises and real-world deployments.
  • Drive systems from concept through production at scale, working across hardware, software, supply chain, and program teams.
  • Allocate functions to specific electrical modules and subsystems, defining constraints, interfaces, and communications protocols.
  • Provide module and subsystem information to printed circuit board design and harnessing teams to guide designs in line with the overarching electrical architecture.

Desired Qualifications

  • Background in three-phase power distribution, medium-/low-voltage grid-scale power distribution, or electric-vehicle/high-voltage battery systems.
  • Experience completing at least three full electrical product design cycles from conception to production release.
  • At least 8 years of engineering experience designing and deploying electrical products.
  • Experience with tactical military systems, ruggedized computing, or deployable infrastructure in austere or contested environments.
  • Knowledge of military environmental standards MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, and expeditionary deployability requirements.
  • Hands-on experience with containerized or modular data center designs, including ISO containers and mobile facilities.
  • Experience with expeditionary or forward operating base infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of electromagnetic hardening and operation in GPS-denied or communications-contested environments.
  • Experience with Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility design or accreditation for classified environments.
  • Background in aerospace, defense, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, or safety-critical industries with rigorous qualification requirements.
  • An advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant engineering discipline.
  • Active Secret clearance or higher.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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