Mechanical Engineer – Production & DFMA (Costa Mesa)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a mechanical engineer to own the mechanical definition of production products, from shipped configurations through change and PCA/RCAs. You will design components, feed DFMA insights back to production, and manage the BOM and documentation for fielded systems.

You'll collaborate with designers and manufacturing engineers, travel to exercises, and support qualification campaigns, contributing to high-volume production of defense hardware. U.S.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of professional mechanical engineering experience with BOM and drawings in a PLM tool.
• Strong CAD skills and ability to produce high-quality drawings and documentation.
• B.S. or higher in an engineering field; U.S. Person status required for export-controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical definition of one or more production products, from the as-shipped configuration through every change that comes after.
• Investigate and resolve quality problems using root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent corrective action (PCA).
• Design new components and revise existing ones as the products evolve.
• Feed design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) lessons back into the design to speed production.
• Own the engineering documentation and manage the BOM for the final shipped product.
• Serve as the mechanical authority for configuration and change management across variants.
• Support qualification campaigns that prove the products hold up in real conditions.
• Work day to day with designers, manufacturing engineers, and production partners.
• Travel to exercises to support the products in the field and bring back feedback.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

BOM management

Drawings in PLM

CAD skills

RCA

PCA

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a mechanical engineer to own the mechanical definition of production products, from shipped configurations through change and PCA/RCAs. You will design components, feed DFMA insights back to production, and manage the BOM and documentation for fielded systems.

You'll collaborate with designers and manufacturing engineers, travel to exercises, and support qualification campaigns, contributing to high-volume production of defense hardware. U.S.