Electronics Designer, Space
Anduril· Mission Systems : Imaging Engineering : Imaging - Electrical Engineering
Waltham, MA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 6d ago
About the role
Electronics Designer responsible for the electronics architecture and flight-ready hardware for space-bound imaging payloads, leading end-to-end design from concept to qualification within rapid, iterative cycles.
Responsibilities
- Own the electrical architecture for imaging payloads, partitioning the system, defining power, sensor, data, and interface electronics, and driving architectural tradeoffs (COTS vs. rad-hard, performance vs. schedule vs. cost) for rapid path to orbit.
- Lead the design, layout, bring-up, and qualification of PCBAs spanning analog, mixed-signal, FPGAs, and power electronics for EO/IR sensor systems.
- Translate sensor and system performance models into electrical requirements, and push back on non-critical requirements.
- Drive rapid design-build-test cycles: prototype quickly, characterize on the bench, iterate on real hardware, and converge on flight-ready designs.
- Design for the space environment (radiation, thermal extremes, vacuum, vibration, and launch loads) and own the analysis and testing (TVAC, vibe, EMI/EMC).
- Bake in DFM/DFA from the first schematic to enable scalable low-rate production.
- Lead board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting in lab and during environmental/integration testing.
- Partner with firmware, optics, mechanical, systems, and program teams to drive integration and resolve anomalies quickly.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to other electrical engineers; serve as design-review anchor for electronics scope.
- Document architectures, designs, analyses, and test results to support flight readiness and program reviews.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering spanning system-level architecture, electronics design, and hands-on test, with end-to-end ownership of designs.
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Proven ownership of electronics architecture for complex electromechanical or sensor systems, including tradeoff decisions.
- Strong analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design experience with deep schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency.
- Ability to take hardware from architecture through bring-up, integration, and qualification with hands-on lab debugging.
- Experience delivering hardware on aggressive timelines in rapid, iterative design cycles.
- Excellent engineering judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making under schedule pressure.
- Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Skills
Required:Electrical architecturePCB design and layoutSystem integration and bring-upEMI/EMC compliance
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) included with full-time offers.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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