Anduril Industries

NX Developer

Anduril Industries • $140K — $186K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in a CAD development role, ideally in a fast-paced engineering or manufacturing environment
  • Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical degree
  • Proficiency in NX Open API development using C/C++, Python, Java, or .NET
  • Hands-on experience with NX CAD administration including templates and drafting standards
  • Experience creating and maintaining NX journaling scripts and custom automation toolkits
  • Strong understanding of CAD data management concepts including naming conventions and BOM structures
  • Ability to empathize with end-users and balance user experience with engineering constraints

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain NX Open API customizations to automate design tasks
  • Build and manage NX CAD administrative tools for consistency across engineering
  • Create custom NX dialogs, menus, and toolbars to streamline workflows
  • Develop automation scripts and NX Open applications to accelerate processes
  • Collaborate with PLM engineers for seamless NX-Teamcenter integration
  • Work with cross-functional teams to finish business-critical projects
  • Troubleshoot NX technical issues related to deployment and end-user support

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
  • Support in health and recovery
  • Investment in employee well-being and future opportunities
Full Job Description
About the Team

The Engineering Systems and Tools team designs, builds, and maintains internal systems, applications, and infrastructure across the enterprise. We are looking for an NX Developer to join our team and develop customizations, automation, and administrative tooling for our Siemens NX CAD environment.
About the Role

Anduril's engineers design and build autonomous systems that protect those who serve. Behind every model, drawing, and assembly is the Siemens NX environment that makes rapid iteration possible. As an NX Developer on the Engineering Systems and Tools team, you'll be the person who makes that environment faster, smarter, and more reliable - building custom automation, tooling, and integrations that let our mechanical and electrical engineers focus on the work that matters instead of fighting their tools. You'll write real code (NXOpen API, Python, C++), own the full lifecycle of internal developer tools, and work directly with the engineers who depend on them. This isn't IT support - it's product development for an internal user base that's building things that actually matter.

What You'll Do
  • Design, develop, and maintain NX Open API customizations (NX Open C/C++, NX Open Python, NX Open .NET) to automate repetitive design tasks and enforce engineering standards
  • Build and manage NX CAD administrative tools including templates, part families, reuse libraries, and check-mate rules to ensure consistency across the engineering organization
  • Create custom NX dialogs, menus, and toolbars that streamline workflows for mechanical and electrical design teams
  • Develop journal-based automation scripts and NX Open applications to accelerate modeling, drafting, and BOM generation processes
  • Collaborate with PLM engineers to ensure seamless NX-Teamcenter integration in managed mode, including classification, naming rules, and revision workflows
  • Work with a high-functioning team of solution engineers and cross-functional teams with an emphasis on finishing business-critical projects
  • Help troubleshoot NX technical issues including those related to deployment, site configuration, custom toolkit distribution, and ongoing end-user support

Who You Are:
Anduril is an extremely fast-paced defense technology startup that is rapidly scaling itself. Our culture is one of ambition, hard work, relentless pursuit of excellence, and deliberate disruption. The successful candidate will be one who demonstrates the follow core characteristics:
  • Outcome-Oriented - they determine what benefits the business needs and work backwards from those outcomes. The antiquated IT concept of "system availability" is abhorrent to the ideal candidate, they care about if the business actually got value from their product, not if it was just made to specification
  • Customer Focused - they display user empathy to boost engagement and build experiences that delight
  • Strong Product Sense - they know when in the product's lifecycle to focus on optimizing the end user experience and when to focus on enterprise-level functionality
  • Dive Deep - they sweat the details and roll up their sleeves to uncover the root causes for systemic issues, be it technical shortfalls or lack of user comprehension of a product
  • Ownership - they care deeply not just about their products, but for all the business outcomes that their systems supports as well, holding themselves accountable for everything it both does and fails to do
  • Agility - they change directions easily and without regret, quickly adapting to shifting business priorities
  • First Principles Thinking - they approach problems and develop solutions not based on what a vendor recommends or because it's how they did things at their last job, but from a deep appreciation of what is best for the enterprise
  • Exceptional strategic problem-solving capabilities - adept at navigating complex technical trade-offs

Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in a CAD development role, ideally in a fast-paced engineering or manufacturing environment
  • Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical degree
  • Proficiency in NX Open API development using one or more of: C/C++, Python, Java, or .NET (C#/VB.NET)
  • Hands-on experience with NX CAD administration including templates, drafting standards, part families, reuse libraries, and role-based configurations
  • Experience creating and maintaining NX journaling scripts and custom automation toolkits
  • Strong understanding of CAD data management concepts including naming conventions, revision control, and BOM structures
  • Ability to empathize with end-users, to turn needs into features, and to balance user experience with engineering constraints

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with Siemens Teamcenter integration in NX managed mode, including classification, workflows, and naming rules
  • Familiarity with NX Check-Mate for automated design validation and quality checks
  • Experience with NX deployment and site-level configuration (ugii_env, custom directories, toolkit distribution)
  • Knowledge of GRIP or KF (Knowledge Fusion) programming within NX
  • Experience integrating CAD tools with downstream systems (PLM, ERP, MES, etc.)
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, resolve user issues, and work autonomously to solve problems


US Salary Range

$140,000-$186,000 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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