I applied online. I interviewed at Anduril (Costa Mesa, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
First is a phone screen with an internal recruiter. Second is a zoom meeting with a member of the team, usually a lead engineer who will serve as your manager should you be hired. Third, they'll fly you to HQ for a presentation of some of your engineering accomplishments and several back to back interviews with other leading members of the team (it was presentation then four interviews in my case). Then the final decision is made.
Overall the interview process is fine and treats candidates with some level of respect. The back to back interviews however is rough (mine was scheduled from 11 to 3 so plan to not have lunch at a conventional time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to design an inverted pendulum system (rigid arm), would you prefer a longer moment arm or a shorter moment arm for ease of control?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Anduril (Costa Mesa, CA) in May 2026
Interview
(1) Phone call with recruiter, (2) Call with hiring manager, (3) Onsite panel: presentation and 4 separate 30 min interviews. Onsite interview were mostly white board technical problems... basic ME dynamics, structures, materials, GD&T etc.
First a screening with the hiring manager. Then an onsite presentation and interviews with individual team members. The overall experience was positive and gave a good opportunity to understand the company and its culture. I would recommend interviewing there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a stress-strain curve and how would different materials appear on this curve.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Anduril (Costa Mesa, CA)
Interview
A 3rd party company will probably call you first and make it seem like youre the best candidate they have ever seen, then you will get a phone call interview with a low level engineer in the company who has mediocre social skills and then you will move on to a manager who has below average social skills and also a very busy schedule so they might miss your interview a couple times
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you are fit for the role and maybe technical questions