Mechanical Design Engineer, Hardware Platform, 2+ years of experience

The role

Mechanical Design Engineers will design, test, and scale mission-critical hardware for autonomous air, sea, ground, and strike platforms. Work involves owning components from requirements through volume manufacturing across core technology, lethality, or design for excellence tracks.

What you will do

• Own components and complex mechanical assemblies from requirements to volume manufacturing
• Create high-fidelity 3D models and 2D drawing packages using ASME Y14.5 standards
• Design parts for various fabrication processes including CNC machining, weldments, and injection molding
• Apply first-principles engineering and FEA to validate performance
• Perform tolerance stacks, DFMEAs, and tool-access assessments
• Build physical prototypes and author detailed test plans
• Run functional testing including environmental, dynamic, and live arena tests
• Collaborate with Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Test teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 2+ years of professional mechanical design experience taking physical hardware from initial concept through fabrication and functional test
• 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
• Coursework or professional experience applying statics, dynamics, material selection, heat transfer, and structural mechanics

Nice to have

• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• Prior experience in defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated hardware development environments
• Proficiency with FEA tools (Abaqus, ANSYS, or equivalent)
• Experience with ordnance, warheads, energetic materials, DoD weapons safety boards, high-rate dynamic modeling, or munitions field testing
• Experience designing tightly integrated electromechanical systems
• Deep expertise in tooling design, high-volume injection molding, robotic/manual weldment design, structural bonding, or building visual SOPs
• Active U.S. Security Clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE Q)

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. Security Clearance
• Some roles may require travel for field or range testing (up to 25%)

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 company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.