Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Mission Hardware

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries 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—Core Technology Products, Lethality, and DFM/DFA. You will own components from requirements through fabrication, perform analyses, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust hardware capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of professional mechanical design experience from concept to test.
• Proficiency in parametric CAD and PLM environments (SolidWorks/NX/Creo; Teamcenter).
• Experience with ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Hands-on prototyping and fabrication with root-cause analysis.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, dynamics, heat transfer, and structural mechanics.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Security Clearance (Secret/Top Secret).

Responsibilities

• Own components and assemblies from requirements to volume manufacturing.
• Create high-fidelity 3D models and defined 2D drawings per ASME Y14.5.
• Design for diverse fabrication processes including CNC, welding, sheet metal, molding, composites.
• Apply first-principles and FEA to validate performance under harsh conditions.
• Perform DFMEA and tooling assessments early to de-risk production.
• Prototype, plan tests, and execute environmental/dynamic bench tests or live range tests.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Test teams.

Skills

7+ years exp

3D CAD (SolidWorks/NX/Creo)

ASME Y14.5 GD&T

Prototyping & fabrication

FEA/structural analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing engineering

Tools

Teamcenter PLM

CNC machining

Job description

Anduril Industries 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—Core Technology Products, Lethality, and DFM/DFA. You will own components from requirements through fabrication, perform analyses, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust hardware capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions.