Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer, EW

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

Job summary

Anduril in Costa Mesa, California, seeks a Mechanical Designer to own hardware design from requirements to production. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and a degree in engineering.

The role involves working on complex designs and supporting hardware demonstrations. The position requires an active U.S. Secret security clearance and offers a salary range of $146,000 to $194,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical design experience in a professional setting.
• Experience in an immersive technical project.
• Ability to root-cause and adapt quickly to manufacturing issues.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware design from requirements to production.
• Prototype rapidly for final product development.
• Support critical customer-facing hardware demonstrations.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

CAD skills

Hands-on fabrication skills

Engineering first principles

Integration of PCBAs

Education

BSME, MS or PhD in a related engineering field

Tools

Solidworks

NX

Teamcenter

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.

What You’ll Do

• Own hardware design from initial requirements through handoff to full production.
• Work on mechanical designs that involve the tight integration of complex thermal solutions, RF hardware, PCBAs, and cabling.
• Prototype rapidly in order to find issues quickly and develop a final product on compressed timelines.
• Support critical customer‑facing hardware demonstrations and use these interactions to better understand the customers’ requirements.
• Travel to test sites as needed.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical design experience in a professional setting
• BSME, MS or PhD in a related engineering field
• Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards
• Demonstrated hands‑on fabrication skills and ability to root‑cause and adapt quickly to manufacturing issues
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
• Experience with integration of PCBAs and other electronics into a mechanical system
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Solidworks/NX/Teamcenter
• Experience with designing passive and active thermal management into mechanical designs
• Experience with designing hardware with EMI constraints
• Experience with designing parts for various manufacturing methods such as CNC machining, sheet metal, injection molding, and 3D printing
• Experience working closely with electrical engineers, software engineers, manufacturing engineers

Salary Range

$146,000 – $194,000 USD