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Payload Mechanical Engineer

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Heavy Metal - Engineering & Operations : Systems Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Mechanical design lead for payloads carried by a maritime autonomous vehicle, focusing on housings, mounting structures, and field-swappable interfaces within pressure-rated, volume-constrained environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own mechanical design of payload housings, enclosures, and mounting structures.
  • Design pressure-rated payload containment and penetrations for full-depth operation.
  • Define modular mechanical interfaces that enable rapid payload swap in the field.
  • Manage volume, mass, and center-of-gravity budgets for payload installations.
  • Perform structural and pressure analysis on payload assemblies.
  • Produce drawings, tolerance stackups, and interface control documents for payload hardware.
  • Partner with Payload Electrical, Vehicle Interoperability, and Buoyancy & Trim on integration constraints.
  • Support prototype builds, integration testing, and at-sea validation.
  • Travel up to 25% to test sites and supplier facilities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of mechanical design experience on hardware that was built and deployed.
  • Strong CAD proficiency and drawing release experience with GD&T.
  • Experience designing sealed, pressure-rated, or environmentally protected enclosures.
  • Working knowledge of structural analysis and hand calculations for load paths.
  • Experience managing mass, volume, and CG budgets under tight constraints.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with subsea, marine, or deep-submergence mechanical design.
  • Familiarity with underwater connectors, penetrators, and pressure housings.

Skills

Required:Mechanical designPressure enclosure designStructural analysisCG budgetingField handoffs and interfaces

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees).
  • Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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