Electro-Mechanical Engineer, R&D

The role

You will work on early stage R&D development for complex systems including mechanical structures, batteries, and power systems. You will design, implement, and test electro-mechanical systems and build prototypes to prove concept feasibility.

What you will do

• Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts
• Identify and manage early vendor relationships
• Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis
• Manage internal and external market research
• Design, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems
• Lead design reviews and run analysis
• Visit vendors and define and execute hardware test plans
• Build and test prototypes and analyze failures
• Transition successful projects towards production
• Support critical hardware demonstrations

Required qualifications

• Experience in an immersive technical project
• Demonstrated leadership, ownership, and autonomy skills
• 3+ years of mechanical and/or electrical design experience in a professional setting
• CAD skills and ability to make high quality engineering drawings
• Experience in PCB design and any ECAD (Altium, KiCAD, etc)
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
• Strong organizational skills
• BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

Nice to have

• Experience with NX and Teamcenter PLM
• Advanced design skills for: Machining, composites, sheet metal, injection molding
• Hands-on prototyping (machining, shop tools, welding, soldering, board assembly, harnessing)
• Practical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)
• Experience with power systems, battery management systems, PCBA design, wiring harness design, controls, robotics, and or motor/servo drive systems
• Familiarity with microcontroller design (STMicro, TI, NXP, etc) from schematic to bringup
• Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts
• Firmware/software experience (Arduino or similar)
• Experience in developing a variety of electronics hardware products (UAVs, wearables, firearms, high power electric propulsion, optical systems, or other complex mechanisms)
• Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
• By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.