Drimva

Anduril

Senior Mechatronics Engineer

$146K–$194K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026

Experience
5+ years of Mechatronics or Robotics design experience.
Education
BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience.

About the job

Develop and transition complex electromechanical hardware from concept and prototyping through testing and production for aerial and multi-domain robotic systems.

What you'll do

  • Evaluate engineering concepts, conduct trade studies and physics-based analysis, and manage market research and vendor relationships.
  • Design, implement, prototype, and test complex electromechanical systems; lead design reviews and hardware test plans.
  • Analyze prototype failures, transition successful projects into production, and support customer demonstrations and test-site activities.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of Mechatronics or Robotics design experience.
  • Experience with PCB design and any ECAD; mechanical design for loads, stress, mounting, and attachment fabrication; and hands-on prototyping.
  • Experience with controls/actuation, robotics, or motor/servo drive systems; familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion, and system integration.
  • BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Bare-metal microcontroller design experience from schematic to bringup; rugged-environment design familiarity.
  • Experience bringing up device trees on embedded systems with connected sensors; experience developing electronics hardware products.

Pay

$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Altium, KiCAD, STMicro, TI, NXP, USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)