# Senior Mechanical Engineer - Lethality

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

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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.

The Lethality team is a diverse, multidisciplinary group with one common goal: to enable Anduril products to achieve decisive effects on target.

We are looking for a Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer who is up for the challenge: lead new warhead designs from prototype to production at Anduril speed.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead warhead and complex ordnance/munitions system designs from prototype to production.

- Develop mechanical designs, drawings, specifications, test procedures, technical reports, and engineering documentation.

- Create high-fidelity prototype assemblies and assess performance through rigorous testing.

- Execute and manage arena, ground, flight, and system-level testing of munitions products, including high-speed video capture, data analysis, and design iteration based on results.

- Develop project plans, program schedules, design-of-experiments, and coordinate safety protocols.

- Work with vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors supporting critical design, prototype, test, and production efforts.

- Support the assembly and disassembly of explosive test articles and precision targets.

- Operate in a fast-paced environment where engineers learn quickly, take ownership, and execute with urgency.

**Impact You'll Have**

- Deliver Mission-Critical Defense Capabilities: Your warhead and munitions systems will directly enhance national security and protect those who serve on the front lines.

- Own End-to-End Product Development: Take full ownership of complex mechanical systems from initial concept through prototype, testing, qualification, and transition to production,delivering capabilities at unprecedented speed.

- Shape Mission Outcomes Through Engineering Excellence: Apply mechanical engineering fundamentals to systems where performance, reliability, manufacturability, and safety converge to determine success in the field.

- Solve Complex Problems Across Disciplines: Partner with analysis, test, safety, manufacturing, vehicle integration, and operations teams to tackle engineering challenges that push the boundaries of defense technology.

**Required Qualifications**

- BS or higher degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline.

- 5-10+ years' experience leading cross-functional teams to develop, analyze, and test new design concepts.

- Proficiency creating complex mechanical designs and drawings using CAD/PLM tools such as NX and Teamcenter.

- Experience executing tests to verify and validate designs meet system objectives and requirements.

- Experience preparing engineering documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports, technical data packages).

- Ability to travel as required for testing (surges up to 25%).

- Passion for defending the United States and her allies.

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

- Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening.

**Additional Required Qualifications at Staff Level**

- 10-15+ years' experience leading cross-functional teams to develop, analyze, and test new design concepts.

- Experience in design and testing of ordnance/munitions systems.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or Top Secret, or DOE L or Q).

- Experience in design and testing of ordnance/munitions systems.

- Experience scaling mechanical components to production volumes.

- Experience with DoD Weapons Safety Boards.

## Skills

### Required
- mechanical design
- warhead design
- ordnance/munitions systems
- CAD/PLM tools
- testing and validation

### Nice to have
- design and testing of ordnance/munitions systems
- scaling mechanical components to production volumes
- DoD Weapons Safety Boards

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