Lead Body Mechanical Engineer - Maritime Autonomy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries’ Maritime Division seeks an experienced Body Subsystem Lead for a maritime autonomous vehicle. You’ll define architecture for hull, propulsion, buoyancy, and actuation, and lead cross-functional teams through design, analysis, and testing to production.

You will drive trade studies, manage budgets/schedules, and mentor engineers while interfacing with other system leads to ensure seamless integration. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in mechanical or structural design for marine, aerospace, or robotic systems.
• Experience taking mechanical or structural systems through full product development cycles.
• Demonstrated experience with structural analysis, hydrodynamics, or propulsion system design.
• Experience transitioning designs from prototype to production.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the Body subsystem architecture: structure, propulsion, buoyancy, actuation, and mechanical interoperability.
• Drive structural analysis and design of the vehicle hull and primary structure for full-ocean-depth operation.
• Drive propulsion system design including thrusters, fairings, and hydrodynamic optimization.
• Own buoyancy and trim system design, both passive and active.
• Develop actuation and control hardware for vehicle maneuvering.
• Define mechanical interfaces between body subsystem and other vehicle systems (energy, cognitive, payloads).
• Manage subsystem schedule and cost performance across prototype, LRIP, and FRP phases.
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers across body subsystem disciplines.
• Drive design-for-manufacturability in coordination with Production.
• Represent the body subsystem in technical and customer meetings.
• Interface with Vehicle Systems Lead and Chief Engineer on technical decisions.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations

Skills

Mechanical design

Naval architecture

Aerospace/robotic systems

Structural analysis

Hydrodynamics

Propulsion design

Security clearance

FEA/CFD tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

FEA

CFD

Job description

Anduril Industries’ Maritime Division seeks an experienced Body Subsystem Lead for a maritime autonomous vehicle. You’ll define architecture for hull, propulsion, buoyancy, and actuation, and lead cross-functional teams through design, analysis, and testing to production.

You will drive trade studies, manage budgets/schedules, and mentor engineers while interfacing with other system leads to ensure seamless integration. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.