Anduril Industries

Battery Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries$129K — $171K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of mechanical design and analysis experience, preferably with battery modules or power systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
  • Proficient in CAD software (NX or SolidWorks) and FEA/CFD tools.
  • Strong grasp of hardware manufacturability, material selection, and GD&T.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Willingness to travel 10-25% to various sites as needed.
  • Ability to acquire and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct CAD design for battery modules, enclosures, and thermal management components.
  • Perform FEA and CFD to assess structural and thermal systems, focusing on thermal runaway prevention.
  • Generate and review detailed engineering drawings and product specifications.
  • Collaborate with electrical engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure system integration.
  • Support prototyping and environmental testing of battery hardware onsite.
  • Oversee the lifecycle development of key battery subsystems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package at little to no cost.
  • Support for health and recovery needs.
  • Investment in employee development and growth opportunities.
  • Access to highly competitive equity grants.
  • Support for various employee needs through extensive benefits offerings.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB

As a Battery Mechanical Engineer, you will conduct the mechanical design, thermal management, and structural analysis of high-voltage and low-voltage battery packs and energy storage modules. The right person for this role has a strong command of mechanical design, thermal runaway mitigation, and structural design principles, as well as a solid handle on structural/thermal FEA tools. If you are someone who is hardware-focused, detail-oriented, and eager to own critical battery hardware from concept through deployment, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Perform CAD design of battery modules, enclosures, structural support frames, and thermal management components.
  • Perform finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to evaluate structural and thermal systems, including thermal runaway propagation mitigation.
  • Generate, review, and release high-quality engineering drawings and product definitions.
  • Collaborate extensively with electrical engineering, battery management systems (BMS) software, and manufacturing teams to integrate cell-level hardware into system-level architectures.
  • Support prototyping, environmental testing (vibration, shock, thermal cycling, and penetration testing), and manufacturing operations onsite.
  • Own the development of critical battery subsystems from cradle to grave.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 5+ years of experience performing mechanical design and analysis of complex hardware, ideally involving battery modules or power systems.
  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar.
  • Prior experience operating advanced CAD software (such as NX or SolidWorks) and FEA/CFD software
  • A solid understanding of hardware manufacturability, material selection, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Strong communication and collaborative skills
  • Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates (anticipated 10-25% travel).
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Exhibits strong initiative and ownership of complex engineering tasks.
  • Experience with NX CAD software and/or Abaqus FEA softwae.
  • Direct experience designing lithium-ion battery enclosures, cell-to-pack packaging, busbars, and high-voltage safety systems.
  • Familiarity with environmental testing standards for high-reliability applications (such as MIL-STD-810, UN 38.3, or DO-160).
  • Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python


US Salary Range

$129,000-$171,000 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.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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