Senior Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

ABOUT THE JOB

The senior mechanical engineer position is responsible for the physical design of Anduril Atlanta unmanned aircraft and related hardware systems. Engineers in this role work closely and iteratively with an aircraft design to team optimize system designs to maximize performance against desired performance metrics. This work may include composite fuselage or flight surface design, internal structural components, drivetrain systems, launch systems, or payloads. The mechanical engineer is involved in all levels of product maturity; from initial concept, design, analysis, prototyping, flight testing, and manufacturing.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• This position will involve contributing to and leading in a team environment on the design, fabrication, prototyping, and flight testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and launch systems.
• Own complex mechanical designs for Anduril's drone products from concept to full rate production
• Gather requirements and work through trade studies to determine the best solution
• Perform structural analysis to develop, assess, and optimize designs
• Lead design reviews and obtain buy-in from other cross-disciplinary partners
• Build prototypes, define and execute hardware test plans, iterate on designs, summarize results and lessons learned
• Perform root cause investigations for hardware failures in development and production
• Balance operational needs across vehicle subsystems while optimizing for development speed, mass, manufacturability, and cost
• Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed
• Travel to test sites and vendors as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years relevant industry experience
• Experience performing in multiple aspects of the following:
• 3D CAD design, solid and surface modeling
• Machine design fundamentals
• Structural analysis utilizing hand calculations and finite element models
• GD&T per ASME standards
• Tolerance analysis
• Design for manufacturing and assembly
• Product Lifecycle Management and requirements Verification and Validation
• Establishing and leveraging relationships with production and procurement teams
• US Person Status is required, as this position needs to access export-controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Defense, national security, or aerospace domain familiarity through industry or education.
• Experience leading projects from development through manufacturing and sustainment.
• Relevant experience in design or analysis of aerospace structures or subsystems
• Experience leading engineering product teams

US Salary Range$120,700—$181,050 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer