Anduril Industries
Mechanical Engineer, Maritime
About this role
Anduril is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop autonomous underwater vehicles like Dive-XL and Copperhead. You'll lead the full lifecycle of electromechanical systems from concept through delivery, working cross-functionally with defense customers and internal teams in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Design, prototype, manufacture, integrate, and test electromechanical subsystems for autonomous undersea vehicles
- Evaluate mechanical solutions against user value, manufacturability, cost, timeline, reliability, and reusability
- Serve as technical lead for complex subsystems, managing requirements, roadmaps, and stakeholder engagement
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to navigate trade-offs between constraints, requirements, and quality
- Engage directly with end-users to understand needs and incorporate feedback into designs
- Travel up to 20% to support vendor visits, user co-location, and integration/test activities
What they're looking for
- Mechanical and mechatronic system design
- CAD (Siemens NX preferred)
- Finite element analysis (Nastran, FEMAP preferred)
- Robotic and autonomous systems development
- Manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, molding, composites, additive manufacturing)
- Structural analysis of aluminum and composite materials
- Mechanism and kinematic linkage design
- Systems engineering and product lifecycle management
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $129,000–$171,000
- Equity grants included in full-time offers
- Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous undersea technology
- Collaborative multi-disciplinary team environment
- Direct customer engagement and field involvement
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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
- Describe your experience designing and delivering mechanical subsystems through full product lifecycle from concept to field deployment.
- Tell us about a time you had to rapidly iterate on a mechanical design based on conflicting stakeholder requirements—how did you prioritize?