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Mechanical Engineer, Support System

Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · $132k–$175k

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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.

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

Omen is Anduril’s hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development of future systems.

ABOUT THE JOB

In this role, you will own the end-to-end mechanical development of novel, first-of-type Support Systems and Ground Servicing Equipment (GSE). You will take hardware from blank-sheet concept through detailed CAD, rapid prototyping, dynamic mechanism design, and production. Your scope spans launch and recovery systems, ruggedized expeditionary transport equipment, automated fueling and charging interfaces, and precision payload handling devices. We operate in a lean, high-ownership culture where you directly architect the physical product and move at the velocity required to field clean-sheet mechanical designs within months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Architect, model, and build novel Support Systems and Ground Servicing Equipment (GSE)—driving hardware from blank-sheet concept down-selection through CAD, physical prototyping, and fielded customer demonstrations.
  • Rapidly develop full-scale mechanical mock-ups, functiona

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