# Senior Manager, Battery Mechanical  Engineering

**Company**: Anduril
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Defense

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## Description

As the Senior Manager, Battery Mechanical Engineering, you will lead the mechanical design, thermal management, and structural integration of Anduril's next-generation battery systems. Our battery packs power everything from autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and high-altitude loitering munitions to tactical ground systems.

In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of mechanical engineers in collaboration with structural, thermal, and test engineers. You will be responsible for taking battery systems from blank-sheet architecture through rapid prototyping, qualification testing, and high-rate manufacturing. If you are a first-principles thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to build the power systems enabling the future of defense, this role is for you.

### Responsibilities

- Lead & Mentor: Build, manage, and mentor a world-class team of battery mechanical and thermal engineers. Foster a culture of rapid iteration, technical excellence, and extreme ownership.

- Drive Battery Architecture: Own the mechanical architecture of high-voltage, high-energy-density battery packs. This includes structural frame design, cell-to-pack/cell-to-module integration, sealing (IP67/68), and containment.

- Thermal & Safety Engineering: Oversee thermal management system design (passive, liquid-cooled, phase-change materials) and lead mitigation strategies for propagation/thermal runaway.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Electrical Engineering (BMS), Cell Chemistry, Systems Engineering, and product line teams (Air, Land, Sea) to define requirements and interface boundaries.

- Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Work with manufacturing and supply chain partners to transition designs to high-rate production. Define assembly processes, tooling requirements, and end-of-line testing.

- Test & Validation: Define and execute mechanical and environmental qualification test plans (shock, vibration, thermal cycling, altitude, and abuse testing per UN 38.3, DO-311A, MIL-STD-810H).

### Requirements

- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.

- 8+ years of experience in mechanical design, with a strong focus on high-voltage lithium-ion battery packs or energy storage systems (EV, Aerospace, or Consumer Electronics).

- 3+ years of experience directly managing and leading engineering teams.

- Deep expertise in mechanical design tools (e.g., NX, SolidWorks) and PLM systems (e.g., Teamcenter).

- Strong understanding of battery pack safety principles, including thermal runaway isolation, venting, and high-voltage isolation.

- Hands-on experience with finite element analysis (FEA) for structural/vibration and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for thermal management.

- Familiarity with battery standards and regulatory testing (e.g., UN 38.3, NAVSEA SG IX, UL 2580, DO-311).

- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

### Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in the defense, aerospace, or automotive EV sectors (e.g., Tesla, SpaceX, Rivian, or similar fast-paced hardware environments).

- Experience with automated assembly processes, cell bonding (ultrasonic wire bonding, laser welding), and high-volume manufacturing.

- Experience with subsea pressure vessel design or high-altitude aerospace thermal management.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Battery Design
- Thermal Management
- Structural Integration
- Finite Element Analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- PLM Systems
- Teamcenter
- NX
- SolidWorks

### Nice to have
- Automated Assembly Processes
- Cell Bonding
- High-Volume Manufacturing
- Subsea Pressure Vessel Design
- High-Altitude Aerospace Thermal Management

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