CareerPlan

Technical Lead - Containerized Effects

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$146k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10
Citizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Define and shape the electrical architecture for AI Factories and Command/Control centers, bridging systems concepts with detailed electrical design for air-transportable, hardened systems.

Role type

Lead Electrical Architect

Builds

Air-transportable, modular tactical data centers and command and control centers optimized for AI inference at the tactical edge

Domain

Defense technology, embedded systems, ruggedized computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Electrical architecture, embedded systems hardware (MCUs, CPUs, FPGAs), full-cycle ECU/LRU electronics design, harnessing design, connector selection, systems engineering, cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

3-phase power distribution, MV/LV grid scale power distribution, EV/HV battery systems, tactical military systems, ruggedized computing, military environmental standards (MIL-STD), containerized data center designs, SCIF design, aerospace/defense background

Technologies

MCUs, CPUs, FPGAs, PCBA, harnessing

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end architecture of tactical data centers, conduct architectural trades, translate CONOPS into electrical requirements, design air-transportable modular systems, build infrastructure for austere environments, partner with defense customers, lead prototyping and field testing, drive systems from concept to production, allocate functions to electrical modules, flow information to PCB design teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership