Senior Mechanical Engineer

Front Door Defense; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead rugged enclosure design from concept to production release for a Dublin-based product. The role focuses on mechanical design including sheetmetal, machined, injection-moulded, cast and extruded parts.

The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with hardware to integrate PCBA and cable design, and drive the design through PLM systems toward a robust production-ready solution.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years design experience in an R&D environment.
• Experience with sheetmetal, machined, injection-moulded, cast and extruded parts.
• Proficiency with 3D modelling tools (Creo Parametric, NX).
• Experience with PLM systems and BOM generation.

Responsibilities

• Design rugged enclosure using sheetmetal, turned/milled, injection moulded, cast and extruded parts.
• Liaise with Hardware team on PCBA and cable design.
• Generate parts in PLM system and manage BOMs.
• Liaise with suppliers to source custom parts.
• Prototype assembly/disassembly and develop build instructions.
• Validate designs via environmental testing per standards (MIL-810).
• Lead prototype to final production, with documentation.
• Support product lifecycle with engineering changes and investigations.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D modelling

PLM systems

Product lifecycle docs

Vendor liaison

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Siemens NX

Windchill/Teamcenter

SAP/Oracle ERP

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Lead rugged enclosure design from concept to production release for Dublin-based product

Location: Dublin, Dublin

About The Role

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

The Voyager team in Anduril Industries is an engineering and design division with a vast experience in developing innovative computing and communications solutions for the network edge. The team specializes in integrating enterprise networking capabilities from global IT leaders with purpose-built hardware and software platforms designed to meet market demands for the most stringent of environmental requirements.

We are seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our Mechanical team in Dublin to join our team to design rugged edge technology equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical design, specialising in design principles & processes including, sheetmetal, turned/milled, injection moulded, cast and extruded parts. This is a senior role that will be able to lead projects as well as develop and mentor more junior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary role is enclosure design using various design principles & processes including, sheetmetal, turned/milled, injection moulded, cast and extruded parts.
• Liaise with the Hardware team on PCBA & cable design
• Generate parts on PLM system
• Liaise with suppliers to get custom parts built
• Spec off-the-shelf components & source for prototype build
• Product prototype assembly or disassembly, including the development of build instructions and other general product development documentation
• Validate design through environmental testing in contracted test labs to applicable standards (MIL-810-H for example)
• Work through the prototype process to finalised design ready for production
• Define & handover mechanical BOM to NPI team via PLM system
• General Engineering support throughout the lifecycle of the product
• Generate and accurately maintain all product development documentation at all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Carry out product inspections, investigate product failures, part measurements, etc.
• Liaise with Production Test and Quality teams throughout the development process and support during product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Degree Qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 7 years previous design experience in an R&D environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Industrial and manufacturing knowledge or experience
• 3D modelling skills is a requirement (Creo Parametric, Siemens NX or similar)
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management systems would be advantageous (Creo Windchill, Teamcentre or similar)
• Experience with an ERP system like SAP Business One or Oracle is desirable but not essential.