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Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Anduril Industries
Posted 3 days ago
Posted 24 April 2026
full-time

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">ABOUT THE</span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3"> TEA</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3"><strong>M</strong>&nbsp;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}">&nbsp;</span></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Anduril Imaging team develops&nbsp;state-of-the-art&nbsp;imaging systems across both hardware and software, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The team is heavily involved in&nbsp;utilizing&nbsp;computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data to give our war fighters and allies an advantage.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">ABOUT THE JOB</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}">&nbsp;</span></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking a skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team, focusing on the design and development of&nbsp;advanced complex&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="none">opto</span><span data-contrast="auto">-mechanical and structural and electronics packing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical design, development, analysis, and manufacturing tasks on complex mechanical hardware including precision space structures and mechanisms in a program team environment.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <h4><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 4">WHAT YOU'LL DO&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:319,&quot;335559739&quot;:319}">&nbsp;</span></h4> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Develop&nbsp;cutting-edge&nbsp;infrared sensors.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design high-precision and complex space opto-mechanical</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and perform testing to show proof-of-design and/or qualification of&nbsp;new designs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own hardware from concept generation to real-world use.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Utilize first principles physics as a basis for all decisions.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Responsible for&nbsp;establishing&nbsp;key performance error budgets</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Define top-level system architecture trades to develop&nbsp;optimal&nbsp;system designs.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Execute in-depth and rigorous opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical designs.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Prepares reports, formal documentation and presentation materials summarizing analysis results and present results to both external and internal teams, including leadership and customers including Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Mentoring junior engineers, leading small teams, and managing projects/budgets.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <h4><strong><span data-contrast="auto">REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></h4> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor's&nbsp;in mechanical engineering (BSME), or MS with 8 plus years of experience in design, hardware, or integrated product development and testing, and excellent leadership/communication&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">5+ years of professional experience leading a multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team through system requirements, design, analysis, test, hardware build,&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;and launch</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Prior or current experience with

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