Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM Anduril’s Tactical Recon Strike (TRS) is a division with two missions: 1) build highly capable autonomous drones, and 2) build solid rocket motors at scale. We transform products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius from early concepts into fully operational capabilities by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, we design and manufacture solid rocket motors using advanced materials, proprietary formulations, and high-volume production methods—delivering safe, reliable propulsion systems that support a wide range of mission requirements. TRS hires software engineers hardware engineers, who are excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio—from autonomous aerial systems to high-performance solid rocket motors. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environment. ABOUT THE JOB The mechanical engineer position is responsible for the physical design of Anduril Atlanta unmanned aircraft and related hardware systems. Engineers in this role work closely and iteratively with an aircraft design to team optimize system designs to maximize performance against desired performance metrics. This work may include composite fuselage or flight surface design, internal structural components, drivetrain systems, launch systems, or payloads. The mechanical engineer is involved in all levels of product maturity; from initial concept, design, analysis, prototyping, flight testing, and manufacturing. WHAT YOU’LL DO Own complex mechanical designs for Anduril's drone products from concept to full rate production Gather requirements and work through trade studies to determine the best solution Perform structural analysis to develop, assess, and optimize designs Lead design reviews and obtain buy-in from other cross-disciplinary partners Build prototypes, define and execute hardware test plans, iterate on designs, summarize results and lessons learned Perform root cause investigations for hardware failures in development and production Balance operational needs across vehicle subsystems while optimizing for development speed, mass, manufacturability, and cost Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed Travel to test sites and vendors as needed REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Minimum B.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Familiarity with 3D Design (NX desired) and Structural Analysis fundamentals Experience with common hand tools Familiarity with machine shop tools such as a lathe, mill, etc. Provide status reports and support documentation US Person Status is required, as this position needs to access export-controlled data. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Component design and prototyping Composites fabrication experience System and sub-system design, modeling, and prototyping Structural analysis with classical hand analysis techniques Design for manufacturing and production Production drawings applying and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management tools (Teamcenter desired) US Salary Range $85,000 $112,000 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)