Senior Mechanical Engineer - Production-Ready Hardware

XYZ Venture Capital; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries' Connected Warfare team is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to own production products from design through ramp. You will drive design for manufacture, fix field issues, and collaborate with design, manufacturing, and partners to ship reliable systems.

You will apply strong CAD skills, BOM management, and RCA/PCA techniques, with onsite work at Costa Mesa, CA. A BS or higher and US person status are required for access to export-controlled data.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
• A track record of owning designs on a team.
• Experience managing a BOM and drawings in a PLM tool.
• Strong CAD skills and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings and documentation.
• Fluency with engineering first principles.
• Experience with RCA and PCA for quality improvement.
• B.S. or higher in an engineering field.
• U.S. Person status, since this role requires access to export-controlled data.
• Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA the majority of the time!

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical definition of production products, from the as-shipped configuration through every change that comes after.
• Investigate and resolve quality problems using RCA and PCA, and make sure the fixes stick.
• Design new components and revise existing ones as the products evolve.
• Feed DFMA lessons back into the design to make our production lines faster and more reliable.
• Own the engineering documentation and manage the bill of materials for the final shipped product.
• Serve as the mechanical authority for configuration and change management across every variant.
• Support qualification campaigns that prove the products hold up in real conditions.
• Work day to day with designers, manufacturing engineers, and production partners.
• Travel to exercises to support the products in the field and bring back feedback from the people using them.

Skills

RCA/PCA experience

Strong CAD skills

First principles engineering

U.S. Person status

Mechanical design leadership

Onsite work readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter PLM

PLM tools

3D printing / machining knowledge

Job description

Anduril Industries' Connected Warfare team is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to own production products from design through ramp. You will drive design for manufacture, fix field issues, and collaborate with design, manufacturing, and partners to ship reliable systems.

You will apply strong CAD skills, BOM management, and RCA/PCA techniques, with onsite work at Costa Mesa, CA. A BS or higher and US person status are required for access to export-controlled data.