Draftsman, Counter Intrusion

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA seeks a Draftsman to support rapid, ruggedized product introductions and scale legacy drawings to full-rate production. You will guide a team of Mechanical Engineers on drawing standards and ensure clarity of CAD files and documentation.

Ideal candidates collaborate with Sentry Mechanical leads, educate juniors, and improve engineering documentation quality across the team, while working on safeguarding critical infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 3D CAD proficiency and ability to apply GD&T to generate high-quality drawings.
• 5+ years of CAD experience in defense or consumer product designs.
• Associates Degree in Computer Design, CAD, Graphics, or related field.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality of drawings and CAD files for the Sentry Mechanical Engineering team.
• Coordinate CAD designs and released documentation to meet internal/government standards.
• Mentor junior engineers on drawing and CAD processes to uphold standards.
• Collaborate with Sustainment, Manufacturing Eng, and Configuration Management on release and updates.

Skills

3D CAD proficiency

GD&T understanding

Security clearance

Education

Associates Degree in Computer Design / CAD / Graphics

Bachelor's degree preferred in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

Job description

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Air and Ground Deterrence (AGD) Division develops integrated robotic systems designed to provide multi-domain situational awareness and force protection across land, sea, and air. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly detect and identify potential threats. close the kill chain against a broad range of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) threats.

Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the multidisciplinary Sentry Hardware team within AGD serves as the key system integrator of the Anduril Sentry Family of Systems (FoS). In particular, the Sentry Hardware Engineering Team drives end-to-end development, from architecture and ruggedized hardware design to verification, integration, and test, ensuring scalable, production and mission-ready solutions that meet the performance, reliability, and survivability demands of the U.S. Military and other key stakeholders.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Sentry Engineering team builds hardware products and systems that leverage artificial intelligence to provide highly accurate, persistent autonomous awareness across land, sea and air. With an AI-enabled edge processing and a variety of radars and sensors with continuous 360 pan / tilt capability, Sentry can autonomously identify, detect, and track objects of interest to bring increased awareness to borders, military bases, oil and gas pipelines, airports and other critical infrastructure.

We are looking for a Draftsman to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine, CA. This role will support rapidly developed, ruggedized product introduction in addition to providing critical support; scaling legacy design concepts to full-rate production. You will assist a team of approximately 20 Mechanical Engineers to define consistent drawing standards, take lead on drawing package creation, and work with sustainment and quality engineering to improve the quality and clarity of legacy drawings, CAD files, and other relevant documentation. The ideal candidate will work closely with the three Sentry Mechanical Engineering leads to define drawing standards, educate junior engineers, and ultimately increase the quality of engineering documentation across the team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own the quality of drawings and CAD files across the Sentry Mechanical Engineering team.
• Coordinate across Anduril internal departments to ensure CAD designs and released documentation meet both internal and government standards
• Mentor junior engineers on drawing and CAD process to ensure they meet the engineering standards and best practices.
• Work closely with Sustainment, Manufacturing Engineering, and Configuration Management to release and update both legacy and new product design files.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3D CAD proficiency (any platform) and ability to understand and apply GD&T to create high quality engineering drawings.
• 5+ years of computer aided design experience in a professional setting for either defense or consumer product designs.
• Associates Degree in Computer Design, CAD, Graphics, or a related field.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience in NX/Teamcenter.
• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with manufacturing configuration management and revision control in complex production assemblies.
• Experience developing ruggedized electromechanical assemblies from concept to low-rate production for automotive, space, or military applications.
• Experience with production processes, including machining, sheet metal, injection molding, welding, wire harnessing and 3D printing to inform design for manufacturability.

US Salary Range

$132,000—$175,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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