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About this role
Join Anduril as an Actuation Engineer to design and develop actuation systems for autonomous air vehicles, ensuring performance and reliability in demanding conditions.
Description
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.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Own and drive the design and development of actuation systems for control surfaces and other electromechanical/hydraulic subsystems, from initial concept through flight test and low rate production.
- Define actuation requirements (torque, speed, precision, environmental) in close collaboration with structures, controls, and systems engineering.
- Select, size, and validate actuators, motors, gearboxes, linkages, and associated hardware to meet performance, weight, and reliability targets.
- Work in close partnership with electrical and software teams to ensure actuator control, feedback, and health monitoring are fully integrated into the vehicle's flight control system.
- Spearhead design reviews, conduct structural and dynamic analysis, and develop test plans to verify actuator performance under flight-representative loads and conditions.
- Support component-level bench testing, subsystem integration, and vehicle-level ground and flight test campaigns.
- Actively contribute to the enhancement of team tools, templates, processes, and standards for actuation subsystem development.
- Cultivate a vibrant, positive, dedicated, high-energy, educational, and enjoyable team environment.
- Balance operational needs across vehicle subsystems while optimizing for development speed, mass, manufacturability, and cost.
- Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed.
- Travel to test sites and vendors as needed.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings).
- A minimum of 3+ years of experience in a professional technical engineering position (non-internship), with a focus on actuation, electromechanical, or servo-controlled systems.
- Proven CAD skills (Any platform, but NX preferred) and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings that comply with common industry standards.
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals in mechanisms, structures, controls, and electromechanical design.
- Experience selecting and sizing actuators, motors, gearboxes, and associated drivetrain components for dynamic, high-reliability applications.
- MATLAB/SIMULINK/SIMSCAPE experience, particularly for actuator or servo system modeling.
- Manufacturing knowledge & experience with machine shops (sheet metal, CNC, etc.).
- Rapid prototyping background (structures/electronics/software) & 3D printing knowledge.
- Proficient in hands-on prototyping (machining, shop tools, welding, soldering).
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills.
- Ability to travel 25% with potential surges above 25%.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Conditions & Benefits
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.
Job Details
Salary$129,000–$171,000
LocationOffice
AI Score★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10
PostedSep 14, 2026 (6d ago)
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Tech Stack
CADMATLABSIMULINKSIMSCAPE3D printingelectromechanical systemsservo-controlled systems