Hiring: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems Company: Anduril Industries Location: Costa Mesa, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:24:09 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CAD, Computer Vision, MATLAB, Python About the job Experience: •8+ years’ experience performing mechanical design and analysis. Required Skills: •Lead a team to perform CAD design activities of mechanical components and finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems. •Develop and implement the mechanical solution architecture working with a Chief Engineer. •Plan the team’s tasks and deliverables to achieve project milestones, and maintain accountability for the team's schedule execution and quality of deliverables. •Ensure functional design reviews are carried out, identify technical risks, and create mitigation plans. •Generate, review, and release product definition packages (i.e. engineering drawings). •Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and other supporting work. •Present to peers and customers in design reviews. •Support prototyping, manufacturing, and test operations onsite at our manufacturing facilities and suppliers’ facilities. Qualifications: •A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar. •Prior experience operating CAD software and/or FEA software. •A solid understanding of hardware manufacturability and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). •Demonstrated capacity to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates. Anticipated 10-25% travel. •Demonstrated capacity to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance. •Exhibits strong initiative and ownership of tasks. •Certification in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. •Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python. Compensation: •$146,000 - $194,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!