Ruggedized Mechanical Engineer – Field Compute Enclosures

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Compute and Communications. You will own ruggedized hardware from concept to field deployment, collaborating with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, quality, and industrial design teams to create durable enclosures and PCBAs for harsh environments.

The role requires 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience and a BS/MS/PhD in engineering, with hands‑on fabrication and experience supporting high-volume production.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Designing ruggedized electronics hardware and enclosures.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing methods.
• BS/MS/PhD in engineering field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own ruggedized compute and communications hardware from concept to field use.
• Collaborate with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, quality and industrial design teams.
• Work with customers to understand battlefield challenges.
• Design enclosures, cooling solutions, and PCBAs for mission sets from ground up.
• Solve packaging problems: thermal management, shock and vibration isolation, sealing, EMI/EMC.
• Use first-principles, analysis and testing to meet MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461.
• Build prototypes and first articles.
• Travel to exercises to gather feedback and support products.
• Iterate on designs and work with manufacturing to scale deployment.

Skills

Ruggedized design

Mechanical design

Thermal management

CAD

GD&T

Prototype fabrication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

ANSYS

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Compute and Communications. You will own ruggedized hardware from concept to field deployment, collaborating with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, quality, and industrial design teams to create durable enclosures and PCBAs for harsh environments.

The role requires 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience and a BS/MS/PhD in engineering, with hands‑on fabrication and experience supporting high-volume production.