Lead Electrical Architect for Deployable AI Command Centers

Andurilindustries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Lead Electrical Architect to define and shape electrical architecture for expeditionary AI factories and deployable command centers. You will translate CONOPS into detailed electrical requirements and oversee end-to-end design from concept to production in challenging environments.

As part of AES, you will collaborate with Lattice/AI teams and defense customers, ensuring architectures support robust software and operational needs while meeting security and field

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science).
• 5+ years of engineering experience designing and deploying electrical products.
• Proven ability to define long-term architectural vision for a product line.
• Familiarity with embedded systems hardware including MCUs, CPUs, and FPGAs.
• Experience with full-cycle ECU/LRU electronics design and PCBA design.
• Experience with harnessing design and connector selection.
• Successful track record of releasing products to production at scale.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across disciplines.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams on complex electronics projects.
• U.S. Person status required; ability to obtain U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture of AI Factory tactical data centers and deployable command centers.
• Conduct architectural trades balancing performance, manufacturing feasibility, and future scalability.
• Translate CONOPS into electrical requirements, architectures, and functional modules.
• Design air-transportable, modular systems (containerized, palletized, vehicle-mounted).
• Build infrastructure optimized for austere environments with SCIF accreditation and electromagnetic hardening.
• Collaborate with Lattice AI/ML teams to meet software requirements.
• Partner with defense customers to translate needs into technical architectures.
• Lead prototyping, field testing, and validation through exercises and deployments.
• Drive systems from concept to production at scale across hardware, software, supply chain, and programs.
• Define module responsibilities, interfaces, and communications protocols.
• Guide PCB design and harnessing to align with the electrical architecture.

Skills

End-to-end systems architecture

Strategic thinking

Embedded systems hardware

Cross-functional leadership

Communication & collaboration

Defense industry experience

Education

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

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Lead Electrical Architect to define and shape electrical architecture for expeditionary AI factories and deployable command centers. You will translate CONOPS into detailed electrical requirements and oversee end-to-end design from concept to production in challenging environments.

As part of AES, you will collaborate with Lattice/AI teams and defense customers, ensuring architectures support robust software and operational needs while meeting security and field