Principal Mechatronics Engineer, Space Special Programs

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 220,000 - 292,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunitySkills: ["Leadership","Hands-on technical work","Organizational skills","Creative problem-solving","Pragmatic problem solving"]

Serve as a highly experienced individual contributor for the Space Special Programs team, shaping the development roadmap and mentoring engineers. Design, analyze, build, and test complex electro-mechanical systems and spacecraft mechanisms, including optical systems, batteries, control systems, and sensors. Own system-level execution across prototypes and production transitions, participate in integration/test campaigns, and support launch-site and on-orbit operations, traveling as needed.

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Principal Mechatronics Engineer, Space Special Programs

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Job Summary

Serve as a highly experienced individual contributor for the Space Special Programs team, shaping the development roadmap and mentoring engineers. Design, analyze, build, and test complex electro-mechanical systems and spacecraft mechanisms, including optical systems, batteries, control systems, and sensors. Own system-level execution across prototypes and production transitions, participate in integration/test campaigns, and support launch-site and on-orbit operations, traveling as needed.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts across multiple technical areas.
  • •Create solutions using analysis, design, experimentation for spacecraft mechanical and mission needs.
  • •Design, analyze, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems and subsystems.
  • •Maintain high system ownership, autonomy, and collaboration across disciplines, including design reviews and integration/test campaigns.
  • •Mentor engineers and support prototypes, failure analysis, production transitions, and customer hardware demonstrations (including travel as needed).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 292,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •20+ years of professional mechanical and mechanism design experience.
  • •10+ years designing systems for spacecraft and associated space systems.
  • •Experience with ground-up system design and 3-D CAD.
  • •Hands-on assembly, prototyping, testing, and performance characterization of mechanisms for 0g in a 1g environment.
  • •BS, MS, or PhD in an engineering field (or equivalent work experience).
Experience:Space systemsSpacecraftMechanism designElectro-mechanicalClassified environment
Education:
Skills:LeadershipHands-on technical workOrganizational skillsCreative problem-solvingPragmatic problem solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MechatronicsElectro-mechanical systemsOpto-mechanical systemsOptical systems3-D CADMechanismsControl systemsSensorsBatteriesMachine shop/mechanical machining (machining components)Ground-up system designPrototypingTestingIntegrationLaunch environment testing

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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