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Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to design, test, and scale mission-critical hardware across autonomous air, sea, ground, and strike platforms. The role offers three specialized tracks: Core Technology Products (architecting foundational hardware platforms for aircraft, missiles, maritime vessels, and ground systems with emphasis on mechanical packaging and electro-mechanical integration); Lethality/Warhead Design (designing advanced warheads, ordnance, and munitions systems with dynamic modeling and live-fire test operations); and Design for Excellence/DFM-DFA (driving manufacturability, assembly optimization, and tooling strategies for high-rate production).
Responsibilities include end-to-end hardware ownership from requirements definition through prototyping, testing, and volume manufacturing. You will create high-fidelity 3D models and fully defined 2D drawing packages in strict ASME Y14.5 GD&T compliance. The role demands multi-discipline design across diverse fabrication processes including precision CNC machining, weldments, sheet metal, injection molding, composite layups, and structural adhesive bonding. You will apply first-principles engineering and FEA/hand calculations to validate structural, thermal, vibrational, and tolerance-stackup performance under harsh operational conditions. DFM/DFA responsibilities include 1D/3D tolerance stacks, DFMEAs, and tool-access assessments to de-risk production bottlenecks. You will build physical prototypes, author detailed test plans, and execute functional testing ranging from environmental and dynamic bench-top tests to live arena/range tests. Cross-functional collaboration with Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Test teams, plus external suppliers, is essential to solving urgent hardware bottlenecks.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline. 7+ years of professional mechanical design experience taking physical hardware from concept through fabrication and functional test. High proficiency in parametric 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or Creo) and modern PLM/PDM environments (e.g., Teamcenter). Working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis. Demonstrated hands-on prototyping and fabrication skills with track record of root-causing manufacturing and hardware defects. Strong foundation in engineering first principles (statics, dynamics, material selection, heat transfer, structural mechanics). Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret depending on division).
