Mechanical Engineer, Lead

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces. ABOUT THE JOB Anduril is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, [... source excerpt omitted ...] possible as well as additional leadership opportunities. WHAT YOU’LL DO Own complete integration and execution of complex products and product families from concept to full rate production Drive the work of technical teams through technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction Drive overall goals for product success through leadership and direction across disciplines Identify needs and gaps, then define best practices and standards and deploy those broadly across the organization Lead design reviews and drive buy-in from cross-disciplinary partners, serving as a trusted advisor Provide technical guidance and leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, shaping project [... source excerpt omitted ...] manufacturing methods for step-function improvements Mentor engineers across teams and influence organizational technical strategy Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed Travel to test sites and vendors as needed REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 7+ years of progressive mechanical/design experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership roles managing engineering teams Demonstrated wholistic ownership of challenging technical problems and multiple complete products or product families from concept through production Experience scaling and shipping complex products Expert CAD skills with exceptional quality suitable as templates and training material