Opto-Mechanical Engineering Manager

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.

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to join Anduril, working in a cutting-edge start-up environment to advance the state-of-the-possible in Imaging Technology. Candidates for this role should have experience in hardware or integrated product development and have ideally worked within all stages of a standard product life cycle. They should be technically inclined with strong leadership skills, and able to comfortably understand core engineering design principles. The right individual needs to be excited about the prospects of working on a growing team and will be expected to drive internal process development within the Opto-Mechanical Engineering Group.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work within and lead a team of mechanical engineers throughout the process of novel Imaging Sensor design, build, integration and test efforts
• Drive internal process development
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure electrical, software, and mechanical systems work together to form a reliable and capable system
• Provide leadership in defining technology, tool and process strategy across a technical domain with a focus on extreme precision, mechanisms, dynamics
• Move quickly and lead technical efforts to define need, identify possible solutions, and generate methodology for evaluation and verification of opto-mechanical systems
• Provide technical direction, coaching and mentoring to employees on the team, and others, when necessary to achieve successful short and long-term outcomes
• Foster a culture which is a positive, trusted, dedicated, high energy, teaching, learning, and goal oriented environment
• Lead and support delivery of innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers' changing needs
• Support existing in-production systems

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years in hardware or integrated product development and/or test
• 3+ years leading a team of engineers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Aptitude for working with internal and external stakeholders to develop requirements and system specifications
• A strong background in Mechanical engineering from requirements definition to build and test
• Demonstrated ability to work within a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of Opto-Mechanical design experience
• PLM system experience such as Teamcenter
• Experience with software relevant for optical design (Zemax, CodeV + Ansys)

 

US Salary Range$142,000—$213,000 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 top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Lif