Senior Mechatronics Engineer - Payload & Autonomy

Anduril Industries

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Mechatronics Engineer to support integration of electromechanical actuation, sensing, and control subsystems for Omen’s hover-to-cruise transition. You will partner with our Costa Mesa engineering team and regional manufacturing partners to ensure robust payload integration, sensor calibration, and flight-tested performance.

Four-plus years in robotics, aerospace, or related fields and hands-on hardware-software experience are highly valued in this

Qualifications

Strong engineering background in Mechatronics, Robotics, Electrical or Aerospace
4+ years hands-on electromechanical and sensor integration experience
Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, MATLAB, C++, Bash or Rust)
Knowledge of sensor interfaces and real‑time systems

Responsibilities

Bridge mission system teams and air vehicle teams
Own payload hardware integration end to end (EO/IR sensors, gimbals, rangefinders)
Drive payload/mapping trade studies balancing performance and SWaP
Interface with regional customers to align requirements
Characterize sensors on bench and in flight (noise, latency, bias, drift)
Define payload interface control, harnessing, power and signal definitions
Write production software/firmware for payload subsystems
Support integration, bring-up, ground and flight tests
Lead root-cause investigations across mechanical, electrical and software domains
Feed lessons learned back into ICDs and calibration procedures