Senior Space Imaging Payloads Systems Architect

Anduril Industries; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Systems Architect for the Imaging team to own the electronics architecture of space-bound imaging payloads. You will define the electrical architecture, perform build-versus-buy tradeoffs, and hands-on layout, bring-up, and qualification to meet a sub-12-month flight readiness goal.

Lead power, sensor, and interface electronics while mentoring engineers. You will drive rapid design-build-test cycles, apply DFM/DFA from day one, and collaborate with firmware,

Qualifications

• Experience in system-level architecture for complex electromechanical/sensor systems.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up, debugging, and test in lab environments.
• Ability to balance tradeoffs to meet schedule and cost goals (build vs buy, rad-hard vs COTS).

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture for imaging payloads and drive tradeoffs for schedule and cost.
• Lead PCB design, layout, bring-up, and qualification across analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics.
• Translate performance models into electrical requirements and ensure critical-path contributions.
• Drive rapid build‑test cycles and iterate on real hardware toward flight readiness.
• Design for space environment, radiation, thermal extremes, vacuum, vibration, and launch loads.
• Incorporate DFM/DFA principles to scale designs for low-rate production.
• Lead board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting during environmental tests.

Skills

System-level architecture

PCB layout

Hands-on test

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering judgment

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Systems Architect for the Imaging team to own the electronics architecture of space-bound imaging payloads. You will define the electrical architecture, perform build-versus-buy tradeoffs, and hands-on layout, bring-up, and qualification to meet a sub-12-month flight readiness goal.

Lead power, sensor, and interface electronics while mentoring engineers. You will drive rapid design-build-test cycles, apply DFM/DFA from day one, and collaborate with firmware,