Senior Mechanical Engineer, Production - Anduril Expeditionary Systems
Anduril· Connected Warfare : Edge Compute & Communications Engineering : AES Mechanical Design
Costa Mesa, CA$151k - $189kfull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior mechanical engineer responsible for the production ramp of AES systems, owning mechanical design, BOM/drawings, DFMA, quality remediation (RCA/PCA), and field feedback integration.
Responsibilities
- Own the mechanical definition of one or more production products, from the as-shipped configuration through every change that comes after.
- Investigate and resolve quality problems using root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent corrective action (PCA), and make sure the fixes stick.
- Design new components and revise existing ones as the products evolve.
- Feed design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) lessons back into the design to make our production lines faster and more reliable.
- Own the engineering documentation and manage the bill of materials for the final shipped product.
- Serve as the mechanical authority for configuration and change management across every variant.
- Support qualification campaigns that prove the products hold up in real conditions.
- Work day to day with designers, manufacturing engineers, and production partners.
- Travel to exercises to support the products in the field and bring back feedback from the people using them.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
- A track record of owning designs on a team (professional or otherwise).
- Real experience managing a BOM and drawings in a PLM tool.
- Strong CAD skills and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings and documentation.
- Fluency with engineering first principles.
- Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent corrective action (PCA) for quality improvement.
- B.S. or higher in an engineering field.
- U.S. Person status, since this role requires access to export-controlled data.
- Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA the majority of the time!
Skills
Required:Mechanical design ownershipBOM and drawing management in PLMDFMARoot Cause Analysis (RCA) and Permanent Corrective Action (PCA)
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related support).
- Competitive salary with highly competitive equity grants included in the total compensation package.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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