Senior Mechanical Engineer, Autonomous Systems

The role

This person will design, test, and scale mission-critical hardware for autonomous air, sea, ground, and strike platforms. They will own enclosures, sensor integration, and electromechanical assemblies from concept through volume manufacturing.

What you will do

• Own enclosures, sensor integration, and electromechanical assemblies from requirements to volume manufacturing
• Create high-fidelity 3D models and fully defined 2D drawing packages
• Design parts for injection/other molding, CNC machining, weldments, sheet metal, composite layups, and structural adhesive bonding
• Apply first-principles engineering and FEA/hand calculations to validate performance
• Perform 1D/3D tolerance stacks, DFMEAs, and tool-access assessments
• Build physical prototypes and author detailed test plans
• Run functional testing including environmental, dynamic, bench-top, or live arena/range tests
• Collaborate with Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Test teams and external suppliers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline
• 4+ years of professional mechanical design experience taking physical hardware from initial concept through fabrication and functional test or LRIP
• Proficiency in parametric 3D CAD (NX, SolidWorks, or Creo)
• Proficiency in modern PLM/PDM environments (e.g., Teamcenter)
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings and practical application of ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Hands-on prototyping and fabrication experience
• Experience with root-cause analysis of manufacturing and hardware defects
• Professional experience applying statics, dynamics, material selection, heat transfer, and structural mechanics
• Experience designing hardware with Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
• Experience designing tightly integrated electromechanical systems
• Prior experience in defense, maritime, optics, automotive, or other highly regulated hardware development environments
• Eligible for U.S. Security Clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE Q)

Nice to have

• Proficiency with FEA tools (Abaqus, ANSYS, or equivalent)
• Deep expertise in tooling design, high-volume injection molding, robotic/manual weldment design, structural bonding, or building visual standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Familiarity with ECAD tools (e.g., Altium Designer) or basic PCB design / schematic review

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Eligible for U.S. Security Clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE Q)
• 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.