Anduril
Staff Payload Integration Engineer, Omen
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Mar 25, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- BS or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
About the job
Owns mechanical integration of mission payloads into the Omen Group 3 autonomous aircraft, from concept through flight-ready hardware.
What you'll do
- Design structural mounts, interfaces, and quick-swap mechanisms; develop a modular payload architecture and define interface control drawings.
- Balance payload capacity, structural mass, swap time, and production cost while coordinating with structures, manufacturing, and payload mechatronics teams.
- Update integration, calibration, assembly, and acceptance-test documentation based on lessons learned.
What they ask for
- BS or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of mechanical design and integration experience, including structural mounting, mechanisms, or payload/subsystem integration on aerospace or defense platforms.
- Strong understanding of load paths, structural joints, and fastened connections in mixed composite and metallic assemblies; ability to perform structural sizing by hand calculations and classical methods.
- Proficiency in CAD (NX preferred; SolidWorks or equivalent acceptable), working knowledge of FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN), and hands-on hardware integration experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with Group 3+ UAS, UAV, or small aircraft payload integration; modular or quick-change interfaces.
- Experience with tooling or fixtures, vibration isolation, environmental qualification testing (MIL-STD-810), or multidisciplinary ICDs.
Pay
$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary only)
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MIL-STD-810
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