Hardware Engineer: End-to-End, Field-Ready Systems

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to own hardware from concept to field, designing and delivering robust components for demanding mission sets at our Costa Mesa, CA headquarters.

You will prototype, test, and iterate with manufacturing teams, travel to field exercises to gather feedback from warfighters, and collaborate with a tight-knit team delivering systems with real battlefield impact.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of professional mechanical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Own Hardware End-to-End: Take your designs from concept generation to real-world use.
• Design From the Ground Up: Engineer novel hardware for demanding mission sets.
• Understand the Mission: Work with customers to translate battlefield challenges into hardware solutions.
• Engineer for Survival: Apply first principles, analysis, and rigorous testing.
• Get Hands-On: Build prototypes and first articles, iterating quickly.
• Deliver at Scale: Collaborate with manufacturing to ship designs at volume.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Design ownership

Prototyping

Fabrication skills

Team collaboration

Education

BS / MS / PhD in engineering

Tools

CAD

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

Machining

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to own hardware from concept to field, designing and delivering robust components for demanding mission sets at our Costa Mesa, CA headquarters.

You will prototype, test, and iterate with manufacturing teams, travel to field exercises to gather feedback from warfighters, and collaborate with a tight-knit team delivering systems with real battlefield impact.