Senior Warhead Design Engineer - Lethality Team

andurilindustries

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa · United States

Posted Apr 24, 2026

Full-time
Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Lethality

Job 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. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are hiring Warhead Design Engineers to support multiple roles across Anduril’s Lethality Team. Depending on background and team fit, candidates may support workstreams focused on warhead design, mechanical design and integration, modeling and simulation, test engineering, systems safety, or prototype-to-production execution.

This role is a strong fit for engineers who want to work on technically demanding systems where mechanical design, test data, explosive effects, safety, manufacturability, and mission outcomes all matter. The work is hands-on, fast-moving, and highly cross-functional.

The strongest candidates may come from backgrounds in warhead design, ordnance, munitions, explosives, energetics, aerospace, mechanical design, modeling and simulation, test engineering, defense systems, or high-reliability hardware development.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Design warheads and complex ordnance / munitions systems and help transition them from prototype to production.
Create high-fidelity prototype parts and assemblies to assess performance through testing.
Support arena, ground, flight, and system-level testing of munitions products.
Contribute to project planning, test planning, design-of-experiments, safety coordination, and execution.
Capture test video, compile data, review test outputs, and analyze results to inform design decisions.
Develop mechanical designs, drawings, specifications, test procedures, technical reports, and supporting engineering documentation.
Partner with analysis, test, safety, manufacturing, vehicle integration, and operations teams to solve complex engineering problems.
Work with vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors supporting critical design, prototype, test, or production efforts.
Support the assembly and disassembly of explosive test articles and precision targets.
Apply strong mechanical engineering fundamentals to systems where performance, reliability, manufacturability, and safety all matter.
Operate in a fast-paced environment where engineers are expected to learn quickly, take ownership, and execute with urgency.
In this role, you will help:
- Design and mature advanced warhead, ordnance, and munitions systems.
- Translate mission requirements into practical engineering solutions.
- Move rapidly from concept to prototype to test-informed design iteration.
- Support live testing, data capture, analysis, and performance validation.
- Partner across mechanical engineering, test, safety, manufacturing, operations, analysis, suppliers, and product teams.
- Help transition complex explosive systems from development into production.
- Strengthen Anduril’s ability to deliver advanced effects capabilities across multiple platforms.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

BS or higher degree in mechanical, aerospace, or another engineering discipline.
2- 5+ years’ work experience as an individual contributing engineer, focused on mechanical design, analysis, and testing of naval ordnance/munitions systems.
Experience creating complex mechanical designs using CAD tools such as SolidWorks or NX.
Test experience including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination.
Ability to travel as required for testing (surges up to 25%).
Experience preparing engineering documentation (i.e. specifications, test procedures, technical reports, drawings, etc.).
Passion for defending the United States and her allies.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or Top-Secret or DOE L or Q)
Expert level experience creating complex mechanical designs specific ordnance/munitions.
Experience with munitions testing.
Prior experience in explosive operations and/or handling munitions.
Experience with the DoD Weapons Safety Boards.
Experience designing and scaling production of mechanical components at volume.
Experience developing or testing complex electrical or mechatronics systems.

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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