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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)

DefenseonsiteSenior$147k–$196k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Design and integrate advanced hardware for Group 5 air vehicles and missiles.
  • Own hardware from concept generation through flight test to production.
  • Build prototypes and support critical customer hardware demonstrations.

What they offer

  • Highly competitive equity grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package

Ideal candidate

First-principles mechanical engineer with 8+ years on air vehicles who thrives owning hardware end-to-end, from concept to flight test, and delivering resilient systems for contested environments.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience on air vehicles
  • Experience integrating electrical and mechanical subsystems into unmanned air vehicles
  • Experience designing mechanical parts (CAD)
  • 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

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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