Senior Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design and analysis of solid rocket motor components, including cases, nozzles, propellant grains, igniters, and safety components. You will apply CAD/FEA tools, GD&T, and coordinate with cross-functional groups at Anduril sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities include technical leadership, facilitating design reviews, generating drawings, and supporting prototyping, manufacturing, and testing

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical design and analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Experience with CAD and/or FEA software.
• Strong GD&T and hardware manufacturability understanding.
• Willingness to travel 10-25% and obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to design engineers.
• Perform CAD design activities of mechanical components.
• Perform finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems.
• Generate, review, and release engineering drawings.
• Create reports documenting analyses and supporting work.
• Present to peers and customers in design reviews.
• Support prototyping, manufacturing, and test operations onsite.
• Own the development of critical systems from cradle to grave.

Skills

Mechanical design

Finite element analysis

CAD software

GD&T

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

Abaqus

Excel

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is on a mission to build next generation solid rocket motors for a safer, more connected world. To achieve our vision of becoming a large-volume provider of tactical rocket motors, we will develop differentiated products and services that maximize our customers’ capabilities, and we will establish and maintain a reputation of Quality and Reliability.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will conduct and direct the mechanical design and analysis of solid rocket motor components, including motor cases, nozzles, propellant grains, igniters, and/or ignition safety components. The right person for this role has a strong command of mechanical design, stress and thermal analysis principles, and technical leadership, as well as a solid handle on the usage of tools common in industry. If you are someone who is hardware-focused and detail-oriented then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to component-level design engineers.
• Perform CAD design activities of mechanical components.
• Perform finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems.
• Generate, review, and release product definition (i.e. engineering drawings).
• Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and other supporting work.
• Present to peers and customers in design reviews.
• Support prototyping, manufacturing, and test operations onsite at our manufacturing facilities and suppliers’ facilities.
• Own the development of critical systems and subsystems from cradle to grave.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years’ experience performing mechanical design and analysis.
• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar.
• Prior experience operating CAD software and/or FEA software.
• A solid understanding of hardware manufacturability and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates. Anticipated 10-25% travel.
• Ability to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical leadership experience.
• Exhibits strong initiative and ownership of tasks.
• Experience with NX CAD software and/or Abaqus FEA software.
• Certification in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python.