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System Architect, Space Electronics

Anduril· Mission Systems : Imaging Engineering : Imaging - Electrical Engineering
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Waltham, MA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

System Architect responsible for the electronics architecture of space-bound imaging payloads, from concept through flight, including tradeoffs, layout, bring-up, qualification, and ensuring manufacturability and EMI/EMC compliance within rapid design cycles for space applications.

Responsibilities

  • Own the electrical architecture for imaging payloads, partitioning the system, defining power, sensor, data, and interface electronics, and driving 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, converge on flight-ready designs.
  • Design for space environment (radiation, thermal extremes, vacuum, vibration, launch loads) and own analysis and testing (TVAC, vibe, EMI/EMC).
  • Bake in design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA) from first schematic for scalable production.
  • Lead board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting in lab and during environmental and integration testing.
  • Collaborate with firmware, optics, mechanical, systems, and program teams to drive integration and resolve anomalies quickly.
  • Mentor engineers and serve as design-review anchor for electronics scope.
  • Document architectures, designs, analyses, and test results for 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.
  • Demonstrated ownership of electronics architecture for complex electromechanical or sensor systems, including critical tradeoffs.
  • Strong analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design experience with deep schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency.
  • Proven ability to take hardware from architecture through bring-up, integration, and qualification with hands-on debugging in lab.
  • Experience delivering hardware on aggressive timelines in rapid, iterative design cycles.
  • Excellent engineering judgment, problem-solving, and ability to decide under schedule pressure with incomplete information.
  • Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Electrical system architecturePCB design and layoutSystem integration and bring-upEMI/EMC and environmental testingDFM/DFA

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) and top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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