Staff Mechanical Engineer, Space

About the role

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities through advanced technology. The Space team is dedicated to expanding AI-powered capabilities into space, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own hardware design from concept generation to launch, pacing design maturity holistically.
• Use first principles for every decision, simplifying designs continuously.
• Communicate pros/cons of system architecture with respect to design and packaging considerations, focusing on robust architecture.
• Lead subsystem design reviews, present status to team members, and provide clear understanding of timelines and technical status.
• Act as the Responsible Engineer for your subsystem: run analyses, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans.
• Create prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful designs to flight hardware and low-rate production.
• Travel to test sites and vendors as needed.
• Create excellent technical documentation, including slide packages, test plans, reports, procedures, assembly instructions, part and assembly drawings, vendor specifications, and statements of work.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher degree in engineering or a hard science.
• Experience in an immersive hands-on technical project (collegiate or professional).
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high-quality engineering drawings meeting common industry standards.
• Demonstrated hands-on fabrication and assembly skills, including experience with hand tools, mill, lathe, etc.
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals: heat transfer, statics, solid mechanics, materials.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without supervision.
• Very organized and willing to establish scope and requirements for ill-defined problems.
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of mechanical design experience in a professional setting with space hardware or industry of equivalent complexity.
• Experience in NX/Teamcenter.
• Experience in an immersive hands-on technical project in college or in free time.
• Ability to integrate electronic components (PCBAs, motors, sensors etc.) into mechanical designs.
• Experience working with (integrating in designs) optical or RF systems.
• Experience developing code in higher-level languages (e.g. Python, MATLAB, C++) for developing analytical models and data acquisition and automation.
• Structural or thermal testing experience – sensor selection, data acquisition, data post-processing (Python preferred).

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 USD

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, explore our benefits.

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