Technical Lead - Containerized Effects

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 146,000-183,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Expeditionary Systems (AES) is building AI Factories and Command/Control centers—specialized, high-performance computing centers designed to process petabyte-scale data and convert it into decisions at machine speed from forward operating bases.
We are seeking highly experienced Lead Electrical Architects to play a pivotal role in defining and shaping the electrical architecture for our product lines.
These roles will bridge the critical gap between high-level systems concepts and detailed electrical design, ensuring robust, scalable, and manufacturable solutions for our advanced defense systems.

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 (containerized, palletized, vehicle-mounted) that are rapidly deployable and operationally credible
Build infrastructure optimized for austere and contested environments—extreme temperatures, limited grid power, SCIF-accreditable, electromagnetic hardening
Work in tight coupling with Lattice and AI/ML teams to ensure physical infrastructure meets mission-critical software requirements
Partner with defense customers to translate operational requirements and needs into technical architectures
Lead prototyping, field testing, and operational validation through military exercises and real-world deployments
Drive systems from concept through production at scale, working across hardware, software, supply chain, and program teams
Allocate functions to specific electrical modules and subsystems, defining constraints, interfaces, and communications protocols.

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)