Payload Mechanical Engineer: Subsea & Maritime

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of payload housings and mounting structures for its maritime autonomous vehicle. You will define interfaces, manage budgets, and drive cross-functional collaboration to enable rapid field swaps and reliable seabed operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with pressure-rated enclosures, CAD proficiency, and the ability to support prototype builds, testing, and at-sea validation, including travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of mechanical design experience on hardware that was built and deployed.
• Strong CAD proficiency and drawing release experience with GD&T.
• Experience designing sealed, pressure-rated, or environmentally protected enclosures.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis and hand calculations for load paths.
• Experience managing mass, volume, and CG budgets under tight constraints.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Experience with subsea, marine, or deep-submergence mechanical design.
• Familiarity with underwater connectors, penetrators, and pressure housings.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design of payload housings, enclosures, and mounting structures.
• Design pressure-rated payload containment and penetrations for full-depth operation.
• Define modular mechanical interfaces that enable rapid payload swap in the field.
• Manage volume, mass, and center-of-gravity budgets for payload installations.
• Perform structural and pressure analysis on payload assemblies.
• Produce drawings, tolerance stackups, and interface control documents for payload hardware.
• Partner with Payload Electrical, Vehicle Interoperability, and Buoyancy & Trim on integration constraints.
• Support prototype builds, integration testing, and at-sea validation.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and supplier facilities.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD proficiency

GD&T

Sealed enclosures

Structural analysis

Mass/CG budgeting

Security clearance

Subsea/marine design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Structural analysis tools

Pressure containment design tools

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of payload housings and mounting structures for its maritime autonomous vehicle. You will define interfaces, manage budgets, and drive cross-functional collaboration to enable rapid field swaps and reliable seabed operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with pressure-rated enclosures, CAD proficiency, and the ability to support prototype builds, testing, and at-sea validation, including travel up to 25%.