Anduril Industries
Mechanical Engineer, Core Technology Products
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop hardware for defense systems including aircraft, missiles, and ground platforms. You'll own mechanical designs from requirements through production, performing analyses, building prototypes, and collaborating across electrical and software teams on complex integrated systems.
What you'll do
- Own hardware design lifecycle from initial requirements through low-rate production handoff
- Lead technical efforts to define requirements, propose solutions, and establish verification methodologies
- Perform hand calculations and FEA analysis to develop, assess, and optimize mechanical designs
- Build prototypes, execute hardware test plans, and conduct analysis to validate designs
- Integrate complex thermal solutions, RF hardware, PCBAs, and cabling into cohesive mechanical systems
- Support customer-facing hardware demonstrations and translate feedback into design requirements
What they're looking for
- CAD proficiency (NX, Solidworks, or equivalent) with high-quality engineering drawings
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and hand calculations for mechanical design
- ASME Y14.5 GD&T and engineering drawing standards
- Hands-on fabrication and prototyping with root-cause analysis capabilities
- Thermal management design (passive and active solutions)
- PCBA and electronics integration into mechanical assemblies
- Manufacturing processes (CNC machining, composites, sheet metal, injection molding, 3D printing)
- Cross-functional collaboration with electrical and software engineers
Benefits
- Competitive equity grants included in full-time offers
- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage at little to no cost
- Top-tier benefits package
- Support for health, recovery, and professional development
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a recent mechanical design project where you moved from concept through prototype and testing—what were the key challenges?
- Describe your experience integrating PCBAs and electronic components into mechanical enclosures. How did you manage thermal and EMI constraints?