Lead Electrical Architect Containerized AI Data Centers

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks Lead Electrical Architect to define electrical architecture for AI Factory data centers and deployable command centers. You will translate CONOPS into requirements, bridge systems and electrical engineering, and deliver robust, scalable, manufacturable solutions.

Role requires leadership across hardware, software, and supply chain, with travel up to 15%. Must be a U.S. person with ability to obtain security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience designing and deploying electrical products.
• Proven ability to think strategically and define the long-term architectural vision for a product line.
• Familiarity with embedded systems hardware, including MCUs, CPUs, and FPGAs, and their architectural implications.
• Experience with full-cycle ECU/LRU electronics design, including PCBA design through the entire lifecycle.
• Experience with harnessing design and connector selection.
• Successful track record of releasing products to production and delivering to end-users at scale.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills to work across diverse engineering disciplines.
• Experience leading cross functional teams on complex electronics projects.
• U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship may be required)
• Must be able 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 trades, balancing performance, manufacturing feasibility, and future scalability.
• Bridge the gap between traditional Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering by translating high-level CONOPS into detailed electrical requirements, architectures and functional modules.
• Design air-transportable, modular systems that are rapidly deployable and operationally credible.
• Work with Lattice and AI/ML teams to ensure infrastructure meets software requirements.
• Lead prototyping, field testing, and operational validation through military exercises and real-world deployments.
• Drive systems from concept through production at scale, across hardware, software, supply chain, and program teams.

Skills

Electrical architecture

Systems engineering

Embedded systems

PCBA design

Harnessing design

Team leadership

Communication

Travel up to 15%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

PCBA design tools

ECU/LRU electronics design

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks Lead Electrical Architect to define electrical architecture for AI Factory data centers and deployable command centers. You will translate CONOPS into requirements, bridge systems and electrical engineering, and deliver robust, scalable, manufacturable solutions.

Role requires leadership across hardware, software, and supply chain, with travel up to 15%. Must be a U.S. person with ability to obtain security clearance.