# Senior Mechanical Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Huntsville, Alabama
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $126,000-$167,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will conduct and direct the mechanical design and analysis of solid rocket motor components, including motor cases, nozzles, propellant grains, igniters, and ignition safety components.

## Responsibilities

- Provide technical leadership and guidance to component-level design engineers.

- Perform CAD design activities of mechanical components.

- Perform finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems.

- Generate, review, and release product definition (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.

- Own the development of critical systems and subsystems from cradle to grave.

## Required Qualifications

- 8+ years' experience performing mechanical design and analysis.

- 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.

- Strong communication skills.

- Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates. Anticipated 10-25% travel.

- Ability to obtain and hold a Secret Security Clearance.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Technical leadership experience.

- Exhibits strong initiative and ownership of tasks.

- Experience with NX CAD software and/or Abaqus FEA software.

- Certification in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

- Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python.

- Experience with propulsion systems.

## Benefits

- Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.

- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers.

- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7.

- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development.

- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

- Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options.

## Skills

### Required
- mechanical design
- finite element analysis
- CAD design
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- technical leadership
- NX CAD software
- Abaqus FEA software
- Microsoft Excel
- MATLAB
- Python
- propulsion systems

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