Anduril
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Drones
$147K–$196K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Dec 22, 2025
- Experience
- 8+ years of mechanical/design experience in a relevant capacity.
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Owns mechanical subsystem development for drone products, from concept through production, including design, prototyping, testing, and failure investigation.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize mechanical subsystems, using requirements, trade studies, hand calculations, and FEA.
- Lead design reviews; build prototypes, execute hardware tests, and investigate hardware failures.
- Balance subsystem needs while optimizing development speed, mass, manufacturability, and cost; support customer demonstrations and travel to test sites and vendors as needed.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of mechanical/design experience in a relevant capacity.
- Demonstrated ownership of a product from concept through production.
- Advanced CAD skills and ability to create industry-standard engineering drawings; strong fundamentals in structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms.
- Advanced hands-on prototyping skills, including machining, shop tools, welding, and soldering.
Nice to have
- Experience with Solidworks or NX and PLM systems; GD&T.
- Experience with flight-hardware qualification, rugged environments, or electro-mechanical and electrical design.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAD, FEA, Solidworks, NX, PLM
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