Mechanical Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL
Mechanical engineer jobs in Chicago are in strong demand, concentrated in the West Loop, the Illinois Medical District, and the manufacturing corridor along the lower North Side, across sectors including industrial automation, transportation systems, HVAC engineering, and consumer products. Employers hiring right now include Sargent & Lundy, Burns & McDonnell, and dbHMS. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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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.
- Note that this role is based in our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA. Please apply only if you are already living near there, or are open to a paid relocation to Orange County, CA.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Connected Warfare is the team at Anduril dedicated to the modernization of the command and control systems of U.S. and Allied forces. New technologies and new adversaries demand a new approach to battlefield intelligence, and you will be the driving force behind the integration of cutting-edge edge compute and communications technologies that make that approach a reality. Within Connected Warfare, the Anduril Expeditionary Systems (AES) team builds large form factor products that ensure our soldiers on the front lines have access to these computing and communications capabilities that they need to succeed and survive in any environment. If this sounds exciting to work towards, we invite you to read further!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a hands-on owner of hardware from concept to the field, you'll take real technical ownership across the full product lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include:
- Own Hardware End-to-End: Take your designs from concept generation all the way to real-world use in the hands of warfighters.
- Design From the Ground Up: Engineer novel hardware for demanding mission sets, starting from a blank sheet.
- Understand the Mission: Work directly with customers to understand real battlefield challenges - and translate them into hardware that solves them.
- Engineer for Survival: Apply engineering first principles, analysis, and rigorous testing to ensure your designs survive the harshest battlefield conditions.
- Get Hands-On: Build prototypes and first articles yourself, iterating quickly from idea to physical hardware.
- Deliver at Scale: Iterate on your designs and partner with our manufacturing team to build and ship them at volume.
- Collaborative Innovation: Serve as a key part of a tight-knit product team, moving fast in an environment of rapid iteration and technical excellence.
- Direct Mission Impact: Travel to field exercises and work directly alongside warfighters, providing hands-on support and gathering invaluable feedback for continuous improvement.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 4-8 years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
- Demonstrated ability to design, prototype, and ship hardware.
- A proven track record of design ownership in a team setting (professional or otherwise).
- High competence with, and fluid application of, engineering first principles.
- Strong CAD skills (any platform) and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings.
- Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills.
- BS, M.Eng, MS, or PhD in an engineering field.
- Must be a U.S. Person, due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
- Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA the majority of the time!
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
- Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and 3D printing.
- Knowledge of static, dynamic, or thermal analysis methods and their application in ANSYS.
- Active Top Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE
- Direct & Meaningful Impact: Your engineering will directly contribute to protecting those who serve, on products of critical national importance.
- High Autonomy & Ownership: Own hardware from the first sketch to the field, with the freedom to innovate and see your designs through to deployment.
- Cutting-Edge Challenges: Tackle first-of-their-kind engineering problems that push the boundaries of what's possible on the modern battlefield.
- Collaborative & Expert Team: Work alongside a highly skilled, passionate group of engineers in a culture of mentorship, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.
- Professional Growth: Continuous learning, advanced professional development, and a clear path forward within a rapidly expanding company.
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.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
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.
- Note that this role is based in our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA. Please apply only if you are already living near there, or are open to a paid relocation to Orange County, CA.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Connected Warfare is the team at Anduril dedicated to the modernization of the command and control systems of U.S. and Allied forces. New technologies and new adversaries demand a new approach to battlefield intelligence, and you will be the driving force behind the integration of cutting-edge edge compute and communications technologies that make that approach a reality. Within Connected Warfare, the Anduril Expeditionary Systems (AES) team builds large form factor products that ensure our soldiers on the front lines have access to these computing and communications capabilities that they need to succeed and survive in any environment. If this sounds exciting to work towards, we invite you to read further!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a hands-on owner of hardware from concept to the field, you'll take real technical ownership across the full product lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include:
- Own Hardware End-to-End: Take your designs from concept generation all the way to real-world use in the hands of warfighters.
- Design From the Ground Up: Engineer novel hardware for demanding mission sets, starting from a blank sheet.
- Understand the Mission: Work directly with customers to understand real battlefield challenges - and translate them into hardware that solves them.
- Engineer for Survival: Apply engineering first principles, analysis, and rigorous testing to ensure your designs survive the harshest battlefield conditions.
- Get Hands-On: Build prototypes and first articles yourself, iterating quickly from idea to physical hardware.
- Deliver at Scale: Iterate on your designs and partner with our manufacturing team to build and ship them at volume.
- Collaborative Innovation: Serve as a key part of a tight-knit product team, moving fast in an environment of rapid iteration and technical excellence.
- Direct Mission Impact: Travel to field exercises and work directly alongside warfighters, providing hands-on support and gathering invaluable feedback for continuous improvement.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 4-8 years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
- Demonstrated ability to design, prototype, and ship hardware.
- A proven track record of design ownership in a team setting (professional or otherwise).
- High competence with, and fluid application of, engineering first principles.
- Strong CAD skills (any platform) and the ability to produce high-quality engineering drawings.
- Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills.
- BS, M.Eng, MS, or PhD in an engineering field.
- Must be a U.S. Person, due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
- Excitement to work onsite at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA the majority of the time!
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
- Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and 3D printing.
- Knowledge of static, dynamic, or thermal analysis methods and their application in ANSYS.
- Active Top Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE
- Direct & Meaningful Impact: Your engineering will directly contribute to protecting those who serve, on products of critical national importance.
- High Autonomy & Ownership: Own hardware from the first sketch to the field, with the freedom to innovate and see your designs through to deployment.
- Cutting-Edge Challenges: Tackle first-of-their-kind engineering problems that push the boundaries of what's possible on the modern battlefield.
- Collaborative & Expert Team: Work alongside a highly skilled, passionate group of engineers in a culture of mentorship, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.
- Professional Growth: Continuous learning, advanced professional development, and a clear path forward within a rapidly expanding company.
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.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
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Who's Hiring
- Sargent & Lundy10
- Burns & McDonnell9
- dbHMS3
- Stantec3
- S&C Electric Company3
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Construction & Real Estate
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
Mechanical Engineer Jobs in Chicago: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mechanical engineer job in Chicago?
Focus your search on Chicago's densest hiring sectors: industrial manufacturing along the city's northwest corridor, transportation and transit engineering tied to the CTA and Metra infrastructure, and building systems firms concentrated in the West Loop and River North. Candidates with hands-on CAD proficiency, HVAC design experience, or a background in automotive and heavy equipment stand out. Targeting mid-size manufacturers in the suburbs of Schaumburg and Elk Grove Village also widens your options significantly.
Which companies hire mechanical engineers in Chicago?
Chicago mechanical engineer roles are posted by Sargent & Lundy, Burns & McDonnell, and dbHMS and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's employer mix ranges from large industrial manufacturers and engineering consultancies to transit authorities and building systems integrators concentrated downtown and in the surrounding Cook County area.
Are there remote mechanical engineer jobs in Chicago?
Yes, though remote work is limited for mechanical engineers whose roles involve physical systems, lab work, or on-site installation. About 68% of mechanical engineer openings tied to Chicago are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be design-heavy or analytical positions. In Chicago specifically, hybrid arrangements are most common at engineering consultancies and product development firms in the Loop and West Loop neighborhoods.
How can I get a mechanical engineer job in Chicago with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Chicago is targeting co-op and entry-level roles at the region's industrial manufacturers and engineering consultancies, many of which recruit directly from Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern University programs. Look for titles like junior mechanical engineer, engineering technician, or product development associate. Chicago-area firms in HVAC, automation, and transit systems frequently hire candidates with internship experience and strong SolidWorks or AutoCAD portfolios, even without full-time work history.
Which industries hire the most mechanical engineers in Chicago?
Most mechanical engineer openings in Chicago sit in Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Staffing & Recruiting, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's role as a major transportation hub and its deep base of industrial manufacturers, building systems contractors, and consumer goods companies drive consistent local demand for mechanical engineering talent across both the city and its surrounding suburbs.
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