Senior Mechanical Engineer
About the Role
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 Imaging business line designs and builds state-of-the-art imaging systems, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. Advanced Infrared Solutions operates out of our Hudson, NH location, focused on the design and manufacturing of high-performance cooled infrared cameras and Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs) that encompass Imaging products. Advanced Infrared Solutions supplies these critical components both internally to Imaging products, and externally as a merchant supplier to the broader defense, space, and commercial industrial base.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Hudson, NH. In this role, you will lead the mechanical development and transition to production of next generation infrared opto-mechanical systems. Cooled infrared systems such as these are a critical technology across all Anduril Imaging products. Their design and fabrication relies on precision alignment, extreme cleanliness, and disciplined engineering. If this sounds like you, please read on!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own hardware from concept generation to real-world use.
- Develop cutting-edge infrared sensors.
- Utilize first principles physics as a basis for all decisions.
- Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production.
- Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed.
- Contribute to the development of new optical systems by assisting in design and implementation efforts.
- Define top-level system architecture trades to develop optimal system designs.
- Execute in-depth and rigorous opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical designs.
- Mentoring junior engineers, leading small teams, and managing projects/budgets.
- Travel to test sites as needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's 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
- Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project.
- Proficiency in various CAD tools and openness to using new software, with the ability to create high-quality engineering drawings that meet industry standards.
- Strong skills in material selection, component sizing, system design, and troubleshooting. &nb
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