# Mechanical Engineer,  Roadrunner

**Company**: Anduril
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Air Dominance and Strike Mechanical Engineering Team is responsible for designing and integrating advanced hardware for missile platforms. As a Mechanical Engineer on this team, you will own the full development lifecycle, from concept generation to integration and flight test, ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable mechanical systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Owning designs from concept generation to real-world use, including avionics, mechanisms, thermal systems, fuel systems, and other general design tasks as required.

- Developing and integrating hardware on unmanned air vehicles.

- Using first principles physics as a basis for every decision.

- Leading design reviews, running analysis, visiting vendors, defining and executing hardware test plans.

- Building prototypes, analysing failures, and transitioning successful projects into production.

- Supporting critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed.

- Travelling to test sites as needed.

- Supporting the design and analysis of composite structures, including the development of tooling essential for high-volume production.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.

- 3+ years of experience in mechanical design or engineering.

- Experience designing mechanical parts (CAD - Siemens NX preferred).

- Understanding of scalable manufacturing methods (machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection moulding, etc).

- General knowledge of manufacturing processes for composites, metal components, and plastics.

- Background in first principles physics as a basis for every decision.

- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred qualifications include:

- Broad experience working across multiple mechanical engineering domains (e.g., mechanisms, thermal systems, avionics, fuel systems).

- 5+ years of experience in mechanical design or engineering.

- Ability to adapt designs from metal components to composites, with a basic understanding of material trade-offs.

- Knowledge of advanced manufacturing techniques for composites and plastics.

- Hands-on experience with composites and tool design, including familiarity with out-of-autoclave fabrication methods.

- Experience in thermal & structural analysis.

This role offers a highly competitive salary range of $129,000-$171,000 USD, plus highly competitive equity grants and top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, income protection, generous time off, family planning & parenting support, mental health resources, professional development, commuter benefits, relocation assistance, and a retirement savings plan.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Aerospace Engineering
- CAD
- Siemens NX
- Scalable Manufacturing Methods
- Machining
- Sheet Metal
- Composites
- 3D Printing
- Injection Moulding
- First Principles Physics

### Nice to have
- Broad Experience in Multiple Mechanical Engineering Domains
- Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Composites and Plastics
- Hands-on Experience with Composites and Tool Design
- Experience in Thermal & Structural Analysis