Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
In the Space Special Programs team, we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture.
Anduril is seeking a Principal Mechatronics Engineer to join the Space Special Programs team at our Chantilly, VA location.
Responsibilities
- Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in a wide range of fields
- Create solutions to blue-sky engineering problems and targeted mission needs
- Design, analyze, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems
- Maintain high-level system ownership with large levels of professional autonomy
- Participate in design reviews, integration and test campaigns, launch-site and on-orbit operations campaigns
- Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production
- Mentor engineers and help them learn the art of small spacecraft design and test
- Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed
- Travel to test sites as needed
- Use first principles, physics, and personal experience as a basis for every decision
- Identify partners in industry to engage with, and manage early vendor relationships
Required Qualifications
- Experience in an immersive technical project
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- 20+ years of mechanical and mechanism design experience
- 10+ years designing systems for spacecraft and associated space systems
- Experience in ground-up system design and 3-D CAD
- Hands-on assembly, prototyping, testing, and performance characterization of mechanisms
- Experience designing and building very small mechanisms, components, and systems
- Familiarity with launch environments, testing for launch environments, range safety, and system integration efforts
- Demonstrated creativity and “out of the box thinking” for spacecraft mechanisms
- High competence with engineering first principles
- Strong organizational skills
- BS, MS or PhD in an engineering field, or equivalent work experience
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Ability to work within our company and team culture
- Ability to be pragmatic about problem solving
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience machining and modifying mechanical components
- Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with designing MGSE to support spacecraft testing and development
- Experience with Electro-Mechanical design concepts and working at the interface between electrical and mechanical components
- Practical experience with electrical engineering tools
- 3+ years of experience working in a classified environment
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive and competitive benefits package