Mechanical Engineer – Production Hardware & Field Support

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a senior mechanical engineer to own production product definitions from shipped configurations through ongoing changes. You will lead RCA and PCA to eliminate recurring quality issues and ensure fixes stick in high-volume hardware.

You’ll design new components, refine DFMA, manage drawings and BOMs, and serve as the mechanical authority across variants.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
• Track record of owning designs on a team.
• Experience managing BOM and drawings in a PLM tool.
• Strong CAD skills and ability to produce high‑quality drawings.
• Fluency with engineering first principles.
• Experience with RCA and PCA for quality improvement.
• B.S. or higher in an engineering field.
• U.S. Person status.
• Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical definition of production products from as‑shipped through changes.
• Investigate and resolve quality problems using RCA and PCA.
• Design new components and revise existing ones as products evolve.
• Feed DFMA lessons back into the design for faster, more reliable lines.
• Own engineering documentation and manage BOM for final shipped product.
• Serve as the mechanical authority for configuration across variants.
• Support qualification campaigns proving products in real conditions.
• Collaborate with designers, manufacturing engineers, and production partners.
• Travel to exercises to support field use and gather feedback.

Skills

5+ years experience

Design ownership

PLM BOM

CAD skills

Engineering principles

RCA/PCA quality

Engineering degree

US Person

Costa Mesa onsite

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Connected Warfare is the Anduril team focused on modernizing the command and control systems that U.S. and Allied forces rely on. New adversaries and new technology call for a different approach to battlefield intelligence, and the products we build to deliver it are ramping quickly in production right now.

Within Connected Warfare, the Anduril Expeditionary Systems (AES) team is looking for an engineer to own the mechanical side of one of their products - a system that's already shipping to customers and needs someone to carry it through its production ramp. That means owning the design, but it also means running down the quality issues, drawing errors, and manufacturing headaches that show up when you're building real hardware at volume. It's a role for someone who wants their fingerprints on a product that's actually in the field. If this begins to get you excited, we invite you continue reading to learn more!

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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), and make sure the fixes stick.
• Design new components and revise existing ones as the products evolve.
• Feed design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) lessons back into the design to make our production lines faster and more reliable.
• Own the engineering documentation and manage the bill of materials for the final shipped product.
• Serve as the mechanical authority for configuration and change management across every variant.
• 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 from the people using them.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
• A track record of owning designs on a team (professional or otherwise).
• Real experience managing a BOM and drawings in a PLM tool.
• Strong CAD skills and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings and documentation.
• Fluency with engineering first principles.
• Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent corrective action (PCA) for quality improvement.
• B.S. or higher in an engineering field.
• U.S. Person status, since this role requires access to export-controlled data.
• Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA the majority of the time!

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter PLM.
• Experience managing products in medium- to high-volume production (100s of units).
• Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product.
• Comfort with formal change management and running multiple configurations of one product.
• Working knowledge of machining, sheet metal, composites, and 3D printing.
• Active Top Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

US Salary Range

$130,000—$171,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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