Hands-On Mechanical Engineer — Hardware From Concept to Field

Anduril-1; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for the Anduril Expeditionary Systems team. You will own hardware end-to-end from concept to field, designing novel hardware for demanding mission sets and working directly with warfighters to translate battlefield challenges into robust solutions.

This role requires 4–8 years of mechanical engineering experience, strong CAD skills, hands-on fabrication, and a willingness to be onsite at Costa Mesa, CA.

Qualifications

• BS, M.Eng, MS, or PhD in an engineering field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export-controlled information access.
• Willingness to be onsite at our Costa Mesa, CA headquarters most of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own Hardware End-to-End: from concept to field use.
• Design From the Ground Up: create hardware for demanding mission sets.
• Understand the Mission: translate battlefield challenges into hardware solutions.
• Engineer for Survival: apply first principles and rigorous testing.
• Get Hands-On: build prototypes and first articles.
• Deliver at Scale: collaborate with manufacturing to ship in volume.
• Collaborative Innovation: work within a tight product team.
• Direct Mission Impact: travel to field exercises and support warfighters.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Prototyping

Design ownership

Engineering fundamentals

CAD skills

Fabrication

Education

Bachelor's/Master/PhD in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for the Anduril Expeditionary Systems team. You will own hardware end-to-end from concept to field, designing novel hardware for demanding mission sets and working directly with warfighters to translate battlefield challenges into robust solutions.

This role requires 4–8 years of mechanical engineering experience, strong CAD skills, hands-on fabrication, and a willingness to be onsite at Costa Mesa, CA.