Mechanical Design Engineer - DFM/DFA for Defense Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity grants

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer focused on DFM/DFA to bridge product design and high‑rate production across autonomous air, land, and maritime systems.

You will own components from concept to prototype and scale, ensuring robust, manufacturable hardware while collaborating with Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to drive rapid iterations and installation on the production floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years hands‑on mechanical design with DFM/DFA focus.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and PDM/PLM systems.
• ASME Y14.5 GD&T knowledge for drawings and tolerances.
• Experience with weldments, precision machining, injection molding tooling, composites, or bonding.

Responsibilities

• Design for scale to maximize production throughput, reliability, and cost‑efficiency.
• Create parts, assemblies and drawings with DFMEA to reduce bottlenecks.
• Develop production instructions, process sheets, and assembly docs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, tooling, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Mentor junior hardware engineers on GD&T and manufacturing practices.

Skills

DFM DFA

GD&T

3D CAD

ASME Y14.5

Welding & fabrication

Design for assembly

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Eng

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Creo

PDM/PLM

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer focused on DFM/DFA to bridge product design and high‑rate production across autonomous air, land, and maritime systems.

You will own components from concept to prototype and scale, ensuring robust, manufacturable hardware while collaborating with Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to drive rapid iterations and installation on the production floor.