Senior Mechanical Engineer, Counter Intrusion

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Irvine, CA · AFS : Counter Intrusion Engineering

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and produce ruggedized hardware systems that leverage AI for autonomous awareness. The role involves owning hardware design from concept to production, ensuring reliability in extreme environments, and scaling designs for mass production. Experience with electromechanical systems, prototyping, and production processes is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own ruggedized hardware design from concept generation to production realization under condensed timelines.
  2. Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision.
  3. Lead design reviews, run analysis, and define and execute hardware test plans to ensure product reliability in many of the harshest environments on earth.
  4. Build prototypes of complex electromechanical systems.
  5. Coordinate across Anduril internal departments to build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful design concepts into production.

Skills

Required

  • Mechanical/electromechanical design experience
  • 3D CAD proficiency
  • GD&T
  • Hands-on fabrication skills
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • Ability to obtain U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • NX/Teamcenter
  • M.Eng, MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience developing ruggedized electromechanical assemblies for automotive, space, or military applications
  • Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs
  • Experience with production processes (machining, sheet metal, injection molding, welding, wire harnessing, 3D printing)

What the JD emphasized

  • ruggedized hardware design
  • production realization
  • condensed timelines
  • first principles physics
  • harshest environments
  • complex electromechanical systems
  • transition successful design concepts into production
  • 6+ years of mechanical/electromechanical design experience
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance