Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Hardware Platform, 7+ years of experience

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to design, test, and scale mission-critical hardware across autonomous platforms. You will own components and assemblies from requirements through prototyping and volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities include 3D modeling, detailed drawings, and cross-functional collaboration with Electrical, Manufacturing, Safety, and Test teams. A strong foundation in first principles and hands-on fabrication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 7+ years of hands-on mechanical design from concept to fabrication.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and PLM tools with GD&T expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end mechanical hardware from concept to production.
• Create high-fidelity 3D models and 2D drawings per GD&T standards.
• Collaborate across Electrical, Manufacturing, Safety, and Quality teams.
• Lead prototyping, testing, and hardware verification activities.
• Perform tolerance analysis and DFMA assessments early.

Skills

7+ years of experience

3D CAD: SolidWorks

3D CAD: NX

3D CAD: Creo

ASME Y14.5 GD&T

Teamcenter / PLM

Prototyping & fabrication

FEA / hand calculations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Aerospace/ Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Creo

Teamcenter

FEM/CAE tools

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

The Hardware Platform Organization is Anduril's central hardware engineering org. We build the shared technologies, tools, and infrastructure that power hardware development across every Anduril division, from actuators and propulsion to batteries, avionics, rocket motors, and test operations. Our teams set engineering standards, run development manufacturing and test sites, and develop core technology products that ship across multiple product lines.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anduril is seeking exceptional, hands‑on Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to design, test, and scale mission‑critical hardware across our autonomous air, sea, ground, and strike platforms.

We are hiring across three core work‑streams. Depending on your background, technical depth, and career focus, you will align with one of the following hardware teams:

• Core Technology Products: Architect foundational hardware platforms spanning aircraft, missiles, maritime vessels, and ground systems. You will lead blank‑sheet mechanical packaging, tight electro‑mechanical integration (thermal, RF, PCBAs), and rapid hardware iteration.
• Lethality (Warhead Design): Design and mature advanced warheads, ordnance, and munitions systems. You will bridge mechanical engineering, dynamic modeling, energetic material packaging, safety constraints, and live‑fire test operations.
• Design for Excellence (DFM / DFA): Sit at the critical interface between initial CAD concepts and production reality. You will drive high‑rate manufacturability, assembly optimization, drawing standards, and tooling strategies to ensure hardware can scale at the speed of mission need.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• End‑to‑End Hardware Ownership: Own components and complex mechanical assemblies from requirements definition, hand calculations, and conceptual design through prototyping, testing, and volume manufacturing.
• Rigorous Mechanical Design: Create high‑fidelity 3D models and fully defined 2D drawing packages in strict accordance with ASME Y14.5 (GD&T) standards.
• Multi‑Discipline Engineering: Design parts across diverse fabrication processes—including precision 3/5‑axis CNC machining, complex weldments, sheet metal, injection molding, composite layups, and structural adhesive bonding.
• Analysis & Simulation: Apply first‑principles engineering and FEA/hand calculations to validate structural, thermal, vibrational, and tolerance‑stackup performance under harsh operational conditions.
• Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA): Perform 1D/3D tolerance stacks, DFMEAs, and tool‑access assessments early in development to de‑risk production bottlenecks and scale throughput.
• Prototyping & Test Execution: Build physical prototypes, author detailed test plans, and run functional testing (environmental, dynamic, bench‑top, or live arena/range tests depending on track).
• Cross‑Functional Execution: Collaborate shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Test teams, as well as external suppliers, to solve urgent hardware bottlenecks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of professional mechanical design experience taking physical hardware from initial concept through fabrication and functional test.
• High proficiency in parametric 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or Creo) and modern PLM/PDM environments (e.g., Teamcenter).
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings and practical application of ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack‑up analysis.
• Demonstrated hands‑on prototyping and fabrication skills with a track record of root‑causing manufacturing and hardware defects.
• Strong foundation in engineering first principles (statics, dynamics, material selection, heat transfer, and structural mechanics).
• Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret depending on division).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates are not expected to meet all points; alignment with a specific track is valued

• Lethality Track: Experience with ordnance, warheads, energetic materials, DoD weapons safety boards, high‑rate dynamic modeling, or munitions field testing.
• Core Tech Track: Experience designing tightly integrated electromechanical systems (dense PCBA packaging, active/passive thermal management, RF/EMI shielding, harness routing).
• DFM/DFA Track: Deep expertise in tooling design, high‑volume injection molding, robotic/manual weldment design, structural bonding, or building visual standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Active U.S. Security Clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE Q).
• Willingness to travel for field/range testing when required (up to 25% for Lethality workstreams).

US Salary Range: $146,000 — $194,000 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.