Anduril Industries

Manufacturing Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, industrial engineering, or related hard science.
  • 5+ years experience in manufacturing, production, process, sustainment, or industrial engineering.
  • Hands-on troubleshooting, testing, and assembling experience with electromechanical hardware in a production setting.
  • Experience managing data within MES and ERP platforms for production tracking.
  • Eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Embed on the production floor to swiftly diagnose and resolve production issues.
  • Manage the response process for line downtimes and drive resolution through coordination with relevant teams.
  • Administer daily updates in ERP and MES to ensure accurate production tracking and inventory flow.
  • Perform debugging and root-cause analysis on hardware and processes, escalating systemic issues when necessary.
  • Collaborate daily with technicians to identify friction points and suggest process improvements.
  • Maintain clear and accurate documentation of work instructions and procedures, ensuring standards are up-to-date.
  • Analyze line data to identify failures and drive improvements in yield and quality.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package at minimal cost.
  • Support in health and recovery needs.
  • Investment in employee personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB:

This engineer is our first line of defense on the Imaging production floor. Embedded on the line, they keep hardware moving by rapidly troubleshooting in-line issues, driving down downtime, and resolving the technical and process problems that stand between us and shipping product. This is a hands-on, floor-dedicated sustaining role focused on the assembly, integration, and test of discrete electromechanical and optomechanical systems.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • First Line of Defense: Embed on the production floor to rapidly respond to, diagnose, and resolve in-line production issues across assembly, integration, and test - keeping downtime to an absolute minimum.
  • Downtime & Ticket Management: Own the response process when the line goes down. Triage, drive, and close production downtime & non-conformance issues, coordinating engineering, maintenance, quality, and supply chain to restore flow quickly.
  • Digital Line Operations: Handle the essential digital administration of the line. Own the day-to-day updates and troubleshooting within our ERP and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) to ensure accurate production tracking, data integrity, and inventory flow.
  • Root Cause & Debugging: Perform rapid debugging, testing, and root-cause analysis (RCA) on failing hardware and processes. Implement containment, drive corrective and preventive actions, and escalate systemic issues to the design and quality teams.
  • Floor Collaboration: Partner hands-on with technicians and assemblers every day, capturing assembly friction points and feeding improvements back into process and design.
  • Documentation & Training: Create, update, and maintain clear, accurate work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures so the floor always runs to the current standard. Ensure ECO/ECN change implementations are managed and executed on the production floor correctly and on time.
  • Continuous Improvement: Analyze line data to surface recurring failures and bottlenecks, and drive incremental improvements to yield, throughput, and first-pass quality.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering, or a related hard science.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line - in manufacturing, production, process, sustainment, or industrial engineering.
  • Demonstrated, hands-on experience troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing and managing data within MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and ERP platforms to track yields, routing, and inventory.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience in aerospace/defense or another regulated, high-reliability industry, including familiarity with defense terminology and processes.
  • Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality systems.
  • Familiarity with optical / opto-mechanical system integration and test.
  • Experience in a high-growth or startup manufacturing environment combined with mature-production rigor ("knows what good looks like").
  • Familiarity with PLM and WMS platforms.


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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