# Mechanical Engineer, Lead

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $191,000-$253,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Lead to join the team at our Costa Mesa HQ. 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 ideal candidate would be a technical leader who drives adoption of new methodologies, provides deep expertise, and sets the standard for technical excellence. This role requires expert-level ownership of complete product integration and execution, with strategic influence across multiple teams and disciplines.

Key responsibilities include:

- Owning complete integration and execution of complex products and product families from concept to full rate production

- Driving the work of technical teams through technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction

- Identifying needs and gaps, then defining best practices and standards and deploying those broadly across the organization

- Leading design reviews and driving buy-in from cross-disciplinary partners, serving as a trusted advisor

Required qualifications include 7+ years of progressive mechanical/design experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership roles managing engineering teams. Expert CAD skills with exceptional quality suitable as templates and training materials are also required.

Preferred qualifications include expert proficiency in Solidworks or NX, and PLM systems, as well as mastery of GD&T application and ability to define standards for others.

## Skills

### Required
- Solidworks
- NX
- PLM systems
- GD&T
- CNC machining
- composites
- sheet metal
- injection molding
- PCBA integration

### Nice to have
- electro-mechanical design
- electrical design
- rugged environments
- qualification campaigns
- flight hardware

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