Senior Mechanical Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems

The role

You will conduct and direct the mechanical design and analysis of solid rocket motor components. This includes motor cases, nozzles, propellant grains, igniters, and ignition safety components.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to component-level design engineers.
• Perform CAD design activities of mechanical components.
• Perform finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems.
• Generate, review, and release product definition.
• Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and other supporting work.
• Present to peers and customers in design reviews.
• Support prototyping, manufacturing, and test operations onsite at manufacturing facilities and suppliers' facilities.
• Own the development of critical systems and subsystems from cradle to grave.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience performing mechanical design and analysis.
• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar.
• Prior experience operating CAD software and/or FEA software.
• A solid understanding of hardware manufacturability and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates.
• Ability to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Technical leadership experience.
• Exhibits strong initiative and ownership of tasks.
• Experience with NX CAD software and/or Abaqus FEA software.
• Certification in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python.
• Experience with propulsion systems.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance.
• 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. The Rocket Motor Systems team aims to build next generation solid rocket motors.