Mechanical Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$129,000–$171,000 / yr
Posted
today

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $162k
This role $150k
$121k most similar roles pay here $201k

This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $134,500–$189,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $162k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Anduril Industries

At a glance

TL;DR · Mechanical Engineer, Roadrunner

Join the Air Dominance and Strike Mechanical Engineering Team as a senior mechanical engineer, where you will own designs from concept generation to real-world use for high-speed air vehicles, including avionics, mechanisms, thermal systems, fuel systems, and more. You’ll develop and integrate hardware on unmanned air vehicles while supporting composite structure design and tooling development essential for high-volume production. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, 5+ years of experience, proficiency with Siemens NX CAD software, and expertise in scalable manufacturing methods for composites, metal components, and plastics. Knowledge of advanced thermal and structural analysis techniques is preferred, as well as the ability to adapt designs from metal to composite materials.

What you'll do

  • Own designs from concept generation to real-world use for various systems.
  • Develop and integrate hardware on unmanned air vehicles.
  • Support design and analysis of composite structures, including tooling development.
  • Proficient in designing mechanical parts using CAD software like Siemens NX.
  • Adapt designs from metal components to composites with material trade-offs understanding.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering roles.
  • Proficiency with CAD software (Siemens NX preferred).
  • Understanding of scalable manufacturing methods for composites and metals.
  • Strong technical knowledge in core engineering principles and physics.
  • Experience designing composite structures and developing tooling for high-volume production.
  • Secret security clearance required.

More like this

Similar roles

Manufacturing Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Ashville, OH today $99,000$131,000
Design for Manufacturability Electromechanical Design Quality Management Manufacturing Processes Vendor Management Mechanical Fabrication Avionics Documentation Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma PLM ERP MES CAD CAM DFMEA PFMEA ISO 9001 IPC-A-610

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Ashville, OH today $113,000$149,000
Design for Manufacturability Mechanical Fabrication Avionics Quality Management CI/CD Mentorship Electromechanical Design Manufacturing Processes Production Optimization Technical Documentation Vendor Management Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Python PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa, CA today $146,000$194,000
Design for Manufacturability Kubernetes AWS Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL Docker Git Scrum Agile Jenkins Ansible Python SQL

Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Ashville, OH today $129,000$171,000
Design for Manufacturability Mechanical Fabrication Avionics Quality Management Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma PLM ERP MES CAD CAM Python SQL Git Jira Confluence Tableau AWS Azure Minitab

Manufacturing Test Engineer, Roadrunner

Anduril Industries

Ashville, OH today $99,000$131,000
Python SQL TestAutomationTools Kubernetes CI/CD PostgreSQL Docker AWS Git Jira Confluence MES PLM SAP ElectricalEngineering MechanicalEngineering AerospaceManufacturingProcesses