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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Lethality

Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · On-site

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About Anduril

Anduril Industries builds advanced autonomous systems and defense technology to protect US and allied forces. Creating the future of national security through AI, robotics, and cutting-edge engineering. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and a16z.

About the role

Our warfighters need lethal systems capable of deterring our adversaries and defending our allies. The Anduril Lethality Team is looking for a Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer who is up for the challenge: lead new warhead designs from prototype to production at Anduril speed. This role is focused on warhead mechanical design, platform integration, modeling and simulation, performance testing, qualification assessment, and transition to production. Yes, you heard that right! We want to pay you to blow stuff up !

What they're looking for

  • BS or higher degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline
  • 5-10+ years' experience leading cross-functional teams to develop, analyze, and test new design concepts
  • Proficiency creating complex mechanical designs and drawings using CAD/PLM tools such as NX and Teamcenter
  • Experience executing tests to verify and validate designs meet system objectives and requirements
  • Experience preparing engineering documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports, technical data packages)
  • Ability to travel as required for testing (surges up to 25%)
More about this 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.

The Lethality team is a diverse, multidisciplinary group with one common goal: to enable Anduril products to achieve decisive effects on target. The team brings over 100 years of combined experience designing, analyzing, manufacturing, testing, and fielding ordnance assemblies designed for complex operational environments.

Our engineers and technicians work closely with multiple business lines to provide core warhead and explosives expertise for Anduril. This vertically...

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