Electro-Mechanical Engineer — Secret-Cleared Hardware

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a senior mechanical design engineer to own hardware design from requirements through production. You will develop integrated thermal, RF, PCBAs, and cabling solutions, prototype rapidly, and support customer demonstrations.

Travel to test sites is required. Candidates should have 5+ years of mechanical design, CAD proficiency, and an active U.S. security clearance. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years mechanical design experience in a professional setting.
• BSME, MS or PhD in a related engineering field.
• Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings).
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards.
• Demonstrated hands‑on fabrication skills and ability to root‑cause and adapt quickly to manufacturing issues.
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles.
• Experience with integration of PCBAs and other electronics into a mechanical system.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware design from initial requirements through handoff to full production.
• Work on mechanical designs that involve the tight integration of complex thermal solutions, RF hardware, PCBAs, and cabling.
• Prototype rapidly to find issues quickly and develop a final product on compressed timelines.
• Support critical customer facing hardware demonstrations and use these interactions to better understand the customers’ requirements.
• Travel to test sites as needed.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

CAD skills

First principles

Fabrication skills

Security clearance

PCBAs integration

Education

BSME/MS/PhD in related engineering field

Tools

Solidworks

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a senior mechanical design engineer to own hardware design from requirements through production. You will develop integrated thermal, RF, PCBAs, and cabling solutions, prototype rapidly, and support customer demonstrations.

Travel to test sites is required. Candidates should have 5+ years of mechanical design, CAD proficiency, and an active U.S. security clearance. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.