Anduril Industries
Mechanical Engineer, Components and Propulsion
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design and optimize advanced propulsion systems and high-performance mechanical components for defense applications. You'll lead design efforts from concept through testing, integrating cutting-edge thermo-fluid analysis and simulation techniques across multi-disciplinary teams.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze novel propulsion systems including electric, turbofan, rocket, and hybrid engines with associated thermal and fluidic management
- Develop and optimize critical mechanical components such as gearboxes, actuators, and mechanisms for extreme environments
- Conduct CFD, FEA, and thermodynamic simulations to predict and validate system performance
- Plan and execute prototype testing, data collection, and root cause analysis to refine designs
- Collaborate with systems, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams to integrate components into larger platforms
- Optimize designs for manufacturability, maintainability, and production scalability
What they're looking for
- Propulsion system design and analysis (thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, turbomachinery)
- CFD software (ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM)
- FEA and multi-physics simulation (ANSYS, Nastran)
- Professional CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA, NX)
- GD&T and materials selection
- Testing, instrumentation, and data acquisition
- Experimental validation and troubleshooting
- Manufacturing process knowledge
Benefits
- Work on cutting-edge defense technology and mission-critical systems
- Collaborate with talented interdisciplinary teams
- Competitive salary range $129,000–$171,000 USD
- Opportunity to shape the future of defense innovation
- Potential travel depending on specific role assignment
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a propulsion system you've designed or analyzed from concept to testing—what were the key thermodynamic or fluid dynamics challenges, and how did you validate your approach?
- Describe your experience with CFD and FEA tools. Have you used them to predict and troubleshoot performance issues in a propulsion or mechanical component, and what was the outcome?