Anduril
Mechanical Engineer, Drones
$132K–$175K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Dec 22, 2025
- Experience
- 5+ years of mechanical/design experience in a professional setting.
- Education
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Develop and take mechanical subsystems for Anduril drone products from concept through production, testing, and operational deployment.
What you'll do
- Own mechanical subsystems; gather requirements, perform trade studies, hand calculations, and FEA, and lead design reviews.
- Build prototypes, run hardware tests, iterate designs, and investigate hardware failures.
- Balance subsystem needs for speed, mass, manufacturability, and cost; support customer demonstrations and travel to test sites and vendors as needed.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of mechanical/design experience in a professional setting and demonstrated product ownership from concept through production.
- CAD skills and ability to create engineering drawings meeting industry standards; hands-on prototyping skills.
- Strong understanding of structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms; demonstrated project or technical leadership.
- Ability to communicate technical content; BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with Solidworks or NX and PLM systems; GD&T; design for CNC machining, composites, sheet metal, injection molding, or PCBA integration.
- Familiarity with flight-hardware qualification campaigns or rugged environments; electro-mechanical/electrical design experience; Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or Design Build Fly experience.
Pay
$132,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAD, FEA, Solidworks, NX, PLM, GD&T, PCBA
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