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Staff Mechanical Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered hardware and software systems to accelerate military capabilities. The Space team seeks an experienced, hands-on Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design from concept through flight hardware and low-rate production for space systems, focusing on robust architecture, prototyping, testing, and documentation.

Skills

  • Proficient CAD skills and production-quality engineering drawings
  • Hands-on fabrication and assembly experience (hand tools, mill, lathe)
  • Strong fundamentals: statics, solid mechanics, heat transfer, materials
  • Experience creating and executing hardware test plans and data collection
  • Ability to integrate electronics, optical, or RF components into mechanical designs
  • Clear technical communication and documentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end hardware design (CAD, calculations, prototypes) from concept to launch
  • Pace and mature designs with holistic program-level considerations
  • Communicate architecture tradeoffs and packaging implications to stakeholders
  • Lead subsystem design reviews and report technical status and timelines
  • Act as Responsible Engineer: run analysis, define and execute hardware test plans, and visit vendors
  • Build and iterate prototypes, perform failure analysis, and transition to flight/low-rate production
  • Travel to test sites and vendors as required
  • Produce thorough technical documentation: drawings, test plans, procedures, reports, and SOWs

Education

  • BS or higher in engineering or a hard science

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (US) with low/no cost premiums
  • Company-covered life and disability insurance; income protection
  • Generous PTO and caregiver/wellness leave; December holiday hiatus
  • Family planning support including fertility, adoption, and gestational carrier resources
  • 24/7 mental health resources, legal and financial services
  • Annual professional development reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits and possible relocation assistance
  • Retirement savings plans (401(k)/Roth/after-tax for US roles) and regional pension/superannuation options
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
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Founded in 2017, based out of Irvine, California, Anduril is a defense technology company that builds creative cost-effective products to aid those serving on the front lines of national security. By listening to the national security community, A...

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