Engineer, Systems & Tools

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks an Engineer for the Engineering Systems & Tools team to advance the CAD, PLM, and PDM software ecosystem used by hardware design engineers. You will collaborate with hardware and software leadership to implement design engineering strategies, drive tool adoption, and maintain data governance and standards across the organization.

The role emphasizes improving productivity, reducing cycle times, and ensuring alignment with business objectives while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, UX Design, or related field.
• 5+ years of hardware design engineering experience with CAD/PLM/PDM.
• Strong user empathy and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to understand and improve design engineering workflows across the product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and collaborate with leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. person required due to access to export-controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement novel design engineering software strategies to boost productivity, reduce cycle times, and improve design quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align the tools roadmap with business objectives.
• Monitor industry trends to keep hardware design processes at the cutting edge.
• Drive adoption of CAD, PLM, PDM, and related tools across the company and manage the feedback loop between users and developers.
• Work with design engineers to translate workflow pain points into tangible tool improvements, templates, and automation.
• Define and enforce CAD/PLM standards, data governance, and best practices across hardware teams.
• Create and maintain documentation of standard instructions and best practices.

Skills

CAD software

PLM / PDM

Hardware design

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in UX Design

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

CATIA

Teamcenter

Enovia

3DEXPERIENCE

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 Hardware Platform organization is seeking an Engineer to join our Engineering Systems & Tools team. The Systems & Tools team plays a pivotal role in optimizing hardware design and development through the implementation and management of advanced engineering software solutions. The team ensures that design engineering workflows are efficient, scalable, and integrated with the latest industry standards, empowering engineers to move faster and build better products.

About the Job

As an Engineer on the Engineering Systems & Tools team, you will be involved in the internal development, deployment, and adoption of Anduril's CAD, PLM, and broader design engineering software ecosystem. The right person for this role has strong technical and analytical skills that can be applied and implemented in a real world environment to drive outcomes for the business and the engineers who depend on these tools every day.

What You'll Do

• Work with hardware engineering and software leadership to develop and implement novel design engineering software strategies that enhance productivity, reduce cycle times, and improve design quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of the design engineering tools roadmap with overall business objectives.
• Monitor industry trends and best practices to keep our hardware design processes at the cutting edge.
• Drive adoption of CAD, PLM, PDM, and related engineering software solutions across the company, and own the feedback loop between the users and the developers.
• Partner with design engineers to understand workflow pain points and translate them into actionable improvements in tools, templates, and automation.
• Define and enforce CAD/PLM standards, data governance, and best practices across hardware engineering teams.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of design engineering software standard instructions and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, User Experience Design, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a hardware design engineering environment, including familiarity with CAD (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA), PLM, and PDM systems and how they interface with each other and with downstream operations.
• High sense of user empathy and the ability to manage and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly understand current design engineering workflows and potential issues across the product development lifecycle, and can speak the language.
• Strength working with hardware engineering leadership to conceptualize solutions and gain / understand requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex information in an understandable manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional projects.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced hardware development environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience administering or architecting enterprise CAD and PLM platforms (e.g., Teamcenter, NX, Enovia, 3DEXPERIENCE).
• Programming/scripting experience (Python, C#, VBA, or CAD/PLM-specific APIs) to build custom automations and integrations.
• Experience deploying or scaling engineering tools across multi-site or rapidly growing organizations.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Definition (MBD), configuration management, and engineering change processes.
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other regulated hardware industries.
• Exposure to integrations between design engineering tools and downstream MES/ERP systems.

US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 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:

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 .