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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Undersea Dominance - Engineering & Operations : Mechanical Engineering
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Sydney, NSWFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Mechanical Engineer position at Anduril Industries in Sydney, NSW, Australia focused on developing unmanned systems (XL-AUV program) and delivering software-enabled hardware capabilities across the product lifecycle for subsurface and related domains.

Responsibilities

  • Creating detailed plans and specifications for new designs, or derivatives of the Anduril Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs).
  • Creating detailed mechanical designs, prototypes and build of complex structures and mechanisms.
  • Simulation and analysis of mechanical designs including modal/spectral response analysis.
  • Ensure all designs meet internal and external maritime standards.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for your areas of expertise as they relate to the delivery of Anduril technology capabilities, including part design, analysis and material selection.
  • Inspecting parts, sub-systems and vehicles to meet design specifications and regulations.
  • Design and implement integrated systems, including advanced and sensitive platforms and payloads, that rapidly delivers capability beyond the scope of current systems, with a clear path for architecture and capability evolution over time.
  • Empathise with end-users and drive solutions that balance their needs with external constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Contribute to the design and development of technology components across Anduril, with the aim of developing components that are reusable across multiple Anduril product lines.
  • Contribute to the design, implementation and execution of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of structural hardware, including full lifecycle testing, monitoring and operation.
  • Support vehicle and payload manufacturing, testing and deployment, including DVT (Design Validation Testing) of parts and sub-systems.
  • Travel to co-locate with end-users, vendors, or the integration and test team up to 20% of the time.
  • Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, including as a mentor for more Junior Engineers from differing backgrounds.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, Naval Architecture, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • Professional experience working as a Mechanical Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise.
  • Capacity to work holistically on complex mechanical systems and structures across design, implementation, operation and sustainment.
  • Capacity to act as the technical owner for a complex structural components and assemblies, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team coordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution.
  • Capacity to learn and grow individually while being part of a dynamic team, building cohesion and capacity.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Skills

Required:Mechanical design and analysisPart design, analysis and material selectionSystem integrationMaritime standards
Nice to have:DVT (Design Validation Testing)

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and more).
  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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