Anduril
Mechanical Engineer, Drones
$101K–$135K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Dec 22, 2025
- Experience
- 2+ years of mechanical/design experience in a professional setting.
- Education
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Develops mechanical subsystems for drone products, taking designs from concept through production and supporting testing, troubleshooting, and demonstrations.
What you'll do
- Own drone mechanical subsystems from concept through full-rate production, balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, mass, and development speed.
- Develop and optimize designs using hand calculations and FEA; build prototypes and execute hardware test plans.
- Lead design reviews, investigate hardware failures, and support customer demonstrations and travel to test sites or vendors as needed.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of mechanical/design experience in a professional setting.
- Demonstrated product ownership from concept through production; CAD skills and ability to create industry-standard engineering drawings.
- Hands-on prototyping skills, including machining, shop tools, welding, and soldering; understanding of structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms.
- Project or technical leadership skills; 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.
- Flight-hardware qualification campaign familiarity, rugged-environment design, electro-mechanical/electrical design, or engineering competition experience.
Pay
$101,000 — $135,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAD, FEA, Solidworks, NX, PLM, GD&T, PCBA
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