Drimva

Anduril

Senior Mechatronics Engineer, Electro-Mechanical (PCB design + Motors/Actuation)

$130K–$185K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026

Experience
5+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting; immersive technical project experience and demonstrated leadership may be from collegiate project teams or professional settings.
Education
BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience.
Visa sponsorship
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

About the job

Develops and tests complex electro-mechanical hardware, from concept evaluation and prototyping through production transition, with ownership of system design and hardware demonstrations.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, analyze, and test complex electro-mechanical systems; build prototypes and transition successful projects into production.
  • Lead design reviews and hardware test plans, conduct trade studies, and manage vendor relationships and market research.
  • Support customer hardware demonstrations and travel to test sites as needed.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of electrical/design experience in a professional setting.
  • Experience in PCB design and any ECAD; hands-on prototyping such as soldering, board assembly, or harnessing.
  • 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. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Bare-metal microcontroller design from schematic to bring-up; familiarity with rugged environments or embedded systems with connected sensors.
  • Experience developing complex electronics hardware products and characterizing circuits at schematic and board level.

Pay

$130,000 — $185,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

PCB design, ECAD, Altium, KiCAD, microcontrollers, BLDC, USB, CANFD

Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative

First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)