Senior Mechanical Engineer, Anduril Expeditionary Systems

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own hardware from concept to fielded solutions within the Connected Warfare team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will design, prototype, test, and iterate rugged hardware that withstands battlefield conditions, collaborating with manufacturing to scale production.

Requirements include 8+ years in mechanical engineering, strong CAD skills, hands-on fabrication, and U.S. Person status.

Qualifications

• Design, prototype, and ship hardware.
• Demonstrated ownership of designs in a team.
• Strong grasp of engineering first principles.
• 8+ years mechanical engineering experience.
• CAD skills and ability to produce engineering drawings.
• Hands-on fabrication skills.
• BS/MEng/MS/PhD in engineering.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export control.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware from concept to real-world use.
• Be part of a tight-knit product team.
• Work with customers to understand battlefield challenges.
• Design novel hardware for mission sets from the ground up.
• Apply first-principles, analysis, and testing to ensure rugged designs.
• Build prototypes and first articles.
• Travel to exercises to support and collect feedback.
• Iterate designs with manufacturing to scale delivery.

Skills

Hardware design

Prototype fabrication

Design ownership

CAD skills

Team collaboration

Education

BS/MEng/MS/PhD in engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

ANSYS

3D printing

Machining

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

Connected Warfare is the team at Anduril dedicated to the modernization of the command and control systems of U.S. and Allied forces. New technologies and new adversaries demand a new approach to battlefield intelligence, and you will be the driving force behind the integration of cutting-edge edge compute and communications technologies that make that approach a reality. Within Connected Warfare, the Anduril Expeditionary Systems (AES) team builds large form factor products that ensure our soldiers on the front lines have access to these computing and communications capabilities that they need to succeed and survive in any environment. If this sounds exciting to work towards, we invite you to read further!

What You’ll Do

• Own hardware from concept generation to real world use
• Serve as a key part of tight-knit product team
• Work with customers to understand real battlefield challenges
• Design novel hardware for those mission sets - from the ground up
• Use engineering first-principles, analysis, and testing to ensure your designs will survive battlefield conditions
• Get hands-on to build prototypes and first articles
• Travel to exercises and work alongside warfighters to support and collect feedback on our products
• Iterate on your designs and work with our manufacturing team to build and deliver them at scale

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to design, prototype, and ship hardware
• Past record of design ownership in a team setting (professional or otherwise)
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
• 8+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings
• Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills
• BS, M.Eng, MS or PhD in an engineering field
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in NX/Teamcenter
• Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors etc.)
• Experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and 3D printing
• Knowledge of static, dynamic, or thermal analysis methods and use in ANSYS
• Active Top Secret Security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

US Salary Range

$150,000—$194,000 USD

Benefits

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:

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.