Senior Electromechanical Engineer
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE ROLE
Anduril is seeking exceptional hands-on Electromechanical Design Engineers to design test and scale mission-critical hardware across our autonomous air sea ground and strike platforms.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Own enclosures sensor integration and electromechanical assemblies from requirements definition hand calculations and conceptual design through prototyping testing and volume manufacturing.
- Create high-fidelity 3D models and fully defined 2D drawing packages
- Design parts across diverse fabrication processes including designs for injection/other molding precision 3/5-axis CNC machining complex weldments sheet metal composite layups and structural adhesive bonding.
- Apply first-principles engineering and FEA/hand calculations to validate structural thermal and vibrational performance under harsh operational and environmental conditions.
- Perform 1D/3D tolerance stacks DFMEAs and tool-access assessments early in development to de-risk production bottlenecks and scale throughput.
- Build physical prototypes author detailed test plans and run functional testing (environmental dynamic bench-top or live arena/range tests depending on track).
- Collaborate with Electrical Systems Mechanical Manufacturing Quality Safety and Test teams as well as external suppliers to solve urgent hardware bottlenecks.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors Masters or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline.
- 4 years of professional mechanical design experience taking physical hardware from initial concept through fabrication and functional test or LRIP.
- Proficiency in parametric 3D CAD (NX preferred SolidWorks or Creo) and modern PLM/PDM environments (e.g. Teamcenter).
- Working knowledge of engineering drawings and practical application of ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
- Hands-on prototyping and fabrication experience including root-cause analysis of manufacturing and hardware defects.
- Professional experience applying statics dynamics material selection heat transfer and structural mechanics to hardware design problems.
- Experience designing hardware with Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA) in mind for future volume production (e.g. fast-paced automotive robotics aerospace or marine environments).
- Experience designing tightly integrated electromechanical systems (dense PCBA packaging active/passive thermal management RF/EMI shielding harness routing and environmental sealing / IP ratings).
- Prior experience in defense maritime optics automotive or other highly regulated hardware development environments.
- Eligible for U.S. Security Clearance (DoD Secret Top Secret or DOE Q)
- Up to 15% travel
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proficiency with FEA tools (Abaqus ANSYS or equivalent) for structural thermal or dynamic analysis.
- Deep expertise in tooling design high-volume injection molding robotic/manual weldment design structural bonding or building visual standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Familiarity with ECAD tools (e.g. Altium Designer) or basic PCB design / schematic review.
US Salary Range
$146000 - $194000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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