2026 Early Career Mechanical Engineer
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Atlanta, GA (ATL-01) · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
Defenseonsiteearly career$100k–$110k
At a glance
Highlights
- Design and build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition to production.
- Present design reviews and execute hardware test plans with vendors.
- Gain exposure to missile integration and testing at test sites.
What they offer
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive benefits package at little to no cost
Ideal candidate
Self-motivated early-career engineer with hands-on curiosity and high ownership. You hold a higher bar for yourself, bias to action, and want to solve tough problems that matter.
Requirements
- Pursuing or recently completed Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field
- 3 months - 2 years of technical work including technical internship, able to start full time in 2026
- Demonstrated hands-on fabrication or laboratory skills
- CAD skills and ability to make high quality engineering drawings to industry standards
- High competence with engineering first principles
- Must be a U.S. Person due to U.S. export controlled information access
- visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person
Lab profile
About Anduril
Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.
What they build
- Lattice OS
- Ghost
- Anvil
Known for
- Autonomous defense systems
- AI-powered command and control
- Rapid hardware-software iteration
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
- Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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