Senior Mechanical Engineer, Test Fixtures, ThunderActive$194K
The opportunity
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.
What you'll do
Lead the end-to-end mechanical design, analysis, and build of structural test: fixtures, environmental/vibration test adapters, surrogate aircraft frames, and subsystem validation rigs.
Take hands-on ownership of prototyping test equipment, operating machine: tools, coordinating with internal model shops, and assembling complex ground test setups.
Engineer rugged, rigid, and safe fixtures capable of reacting severe static: and dynamic flight loads while maintaining precise interface tolerances and metrology alignment.
Collaborate with Test, Electrical, and Systems teams to package actuators,: load cells, LVDTs, strain gauges, and fluid/power lines seamlessly into test rigs.
Partner with machine shops, material suppliers, and outside vendors;: aggressively chase down lead times, resolve manufacturing anomalies, and optimize designs for DFM.
Perform rapid stress, deflection, and fatigue calculations to verify that: test fixtures possess adequate structural margins and will not influence test article dynamics.
What they're looking for
- Travel to test ranges, environmental labs, and flight line facilities to: deploy, troubleshoot, and support ground testing and critical customer demonstrations.
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- + years of professional mechanical engineering experience, with significant: focus on mechanical design, structural tooling, test fixtures, or dynamic test equipment.
- High proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (Siemens NX preferred) and detailed: engineering drawing creation adhering to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
