Senior Mechanical Engineer: Optical Payload, Space

5-10 years of mechanical design experience with space hardware and demonstrated track record of success

Experience with exotic opto-mechanical materials (composites, titanium, beryllium, Invar, Zerodur, etc.)

Experience with high-reliability design, athermalization, and vibration/shock resistance

Experience with tolerance stack-ups, mechanical alignments, kinematic mounting, and qualification test campaigns

Experience successfully fielding mechanisms in space environments

CAD proficiency and ability to create engineering drawings meeting industry standards

Create opto-mechanical designs of space payloads ranging from small cameras to large telescopes

Run finite element models and hand calculations to predict stresses in mechanical and optical components

Contribute to STOP analyses to evaluate structural and thermal effects on optical performance

Design payload mechanisms (focus mechanisms, shutters, filter wheels, etc.) that survive launch and space environments

Conduct hand calculations and run higher order thermal analyses to evaluate survival and operational on-orbit temperatures including solar loading effects through apertures and optics

Design alignment features and conduct tolerance stack-ups enabling sub-arc second payload pointing and stability over large temperature ranges

Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested war-fighting domain.