Anduril Industries
Mechanical Engineer, Drones
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Mechanical Engineer to develop core mechanical subsystems for tactical drone products, including gimbals, structures, and payloads. You'll own designs from concept through production, collaborating across disciplines in a fast-paced defense technology environment.
What you'll do
- Own mechanical subsystems for drone products from concept to full production
- Perform design analysis using hand calculations and FEA to develop and optimize solutions
- Lead design reviews and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams
- Build prototypes, execute hardware tests, and iterate on designs based on results
- Investigate root causes of hardware failures and support customer demonstrations
- Balance operational requirements while optimizing for speed, mass, cost, and manufacturability
What they're looking for
- CAD proficiency (any platform) with industry-standard drawing skills
- Hands-on prototyping (machining, welding, soldering, shop tools)
- Engineering fundamentals in structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms
- FEA and analytical design methods
- Technical leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Project management and technical documentation
- Solidworks or NX (preferred)
- PLM systems experience (preferred)
Benefits
- High growth potential and leadership opportunities
- Work on cutting-edge defense technology and autonomous systems
- Collaborative team environment with specialist engineers
- Hands-on role with direct impact on product development
- Located at Costa Mesa headquarters
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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 mechanical subsystem you owned from concept to production—what were the key trade-offs you made between mass, manufacturability, and cost?
- Describe your experience with FEA and hand calculations. How have you used both to validate a design, and when do you rely more heavily on one approach?