Space Special Projects, Mechanical Engineer

1 month ago
Full-time
Junior
IoT and Embedded Systems
Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is an American defense technology firm that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems for integrated awareness and security across land, sea, and air, utilizing its proprietary Lattice platform to enhance intelligence, su...

Aerospace & Defense
1K-5K
Founded 2017
$2200M raised

Description

  • Own hardware design from concept generation through launch, including CAD, hand calculations, and prototypes.
  • Use first principles to guide design decisions and simplify hardware designs where possible.
  • Communicate architecture tradeoffs related to design and packaging considerations.
  • Lead subsystem design reviews and present technical status, timelines, and progress to the team.
  • Serve as the Responsible Engineer for a subsystem by running analysis, visiting vendors, and defining hardware test plans.
  • Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful designs into flight hardware and low-rate production.
  • Travel to test sites and vendors as needed.
  • Create detailed technical documentation, including test plans, reports, procedures, drawings, specifications, and statements of work.

Requirements

  • Active U.S. Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
  • Prior experience supporting DoD or IC customers.
  • BS or higher degree in engineering or a hard science.
  • Experience with immersive hands-on technical projects in collegiate or professional settings.
  • CAD skills on any platform and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings that meet industry standards.
  • Hands-on fabrication and assembly experience using hand tools, mill, lathe, or similar equipment.
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, including heat transfer, statics, solid mechanics, and materials.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to work autonomously without supervision.
  • Very organized and able to define scope and requirements for ill-defined problems.
  • Passion for defending the United States and its allies.
  • 2+ years of professional mechanical design experience with space hardware or equivalent complexity, preferred.
  • Experience with NX/Teamcenter, preferred.
  • Ability to integrate electronic components such as PCBAs, motors, and sensors into mechanical designs, preferred.
  • Experience integrating optical or RF systems into designs, preferred.
  • Experience writing code in Python, MATLAB, or C++ for analytical models, data acquisition, or automation, preferred.
  • Structural or thermal testing experience, including sensor selection, data acquisition, and data post-processing, preferred.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
  • Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees.
  • Benefits are available at little to no cost to employees.
  • Comprehensive support for health, recovery, and related needs.
  • Competitive total compensation package with base salary plus potential equity.
  • Salary is determined based on experience, education, training, critical skills, and business considerations.

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