Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for its Air Dominance and Strike Mechanical Engineering Team. The role involves designing and integrating advanced hardware for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms, focusing on the full development lifecycle from concept to production. The company emphasizes innovation in defense technology, particularly in autonomy, AI, and sensor fusion.
Qualification
- 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience on air vehicles
- Experience integrating electrical and mechanical subsystems into unmanned air vehicles
- Experience designing mechanical parts (CAD) and understanding of manufacturing methods (machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding, composite lamination, etc)
- High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
- BS or higher degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Responsibility
- Develop and integrate hardware on unmanned air vehicles
- Own designs from concept generation to real world use
- Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision
- Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
- Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
- Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed
- Travel to test sites as needed
