Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer, R&D

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer to join their team at their Costa Mesa HQ.

The role involves early-stage R&D development for complex systems, including mechanical structures, batteries, mechanisms, actuators, motors, power systems, PCBAs, sensors, and payloads.

Responsibilities:

• Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in various fields
• Identify partners in industry to engage with and manage early vendor relationships
• Perform trade studies and physics-based analysis of blue-sky engineering problems
• Manage internal and external market research and comparisons
• Design, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems
• Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans
• Build and test prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects towards production
• Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers and internal leaders
• Travel to test sites, vendors, and demos as needed
• Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision

Requirements:

• Experience in an immersive technical project
• Demonstrated leadership, ownership, and autonomy skills
• 8+ years of mechanical and/or electrical design experience in a professional setting
• CAD skills and ability to make high-quality engineering drawings
• Experience in PCB design and ECAD
• High competence with engineering first principles
• Strong organizational skills
• BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NX and Teamcenter PLM
• Advanced design skills for machining, composites, sheet metal, injection molding
• Hands-on prototyping
• Practical experience with electrical engineering tools
• Experience with power systems, battery management systems, PCBA design, wiring harness design, controls, robotics, and motor/servo drive systems
• Familiarity with microcontroller design
• Firmware/software experience
• Experience in developing electronics hardware products
• Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols

The salary range for this role is $146,000-$194,000 USD per year. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers, and Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.