Anduril Industries

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

Anduril Industries$146K — $194K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in engineering, math, or a hard science
  • 8+ years in manufacturing or a similar role
  • Strong focus on quality and detail in mission assurance
  • Genuine passion for manufacturing and continuous learning
  • Proven ability to deliver hardware in resource-constrained environments
  • Personal hands-on experience in hardware manufacturing processes
  • U.S. Secret security clearance eligibility

Responsibilities

  • Support product transitions from concept to production with speed and quality
  • Provide daily operational support and real-time problem-solving
  • Collaborate with design engineers to incorporate manufacturing best practices
  • Manage documentation for scalable production including MBOMs and process flows
  • Work with manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions
  • Team up with production to resolve complex issues and meet customer demands
  • Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package at little to no cost to employees
  • Support for health and recovery needs
  • Focus on employee well-being through various supportive programs
  • Opportunities for professional and personal growth
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in compensation
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Drones team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for bridging the gap between cutting-edge design and efficient, high-volume production for our advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) like Bolt, Ghost, Anvil, and future autonomous platforms.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Support the transition of products from concept to prototype, pilot, and full production with speed, flexibility, scalability, and first-time quality.
  • Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
  • Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
  • Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing products at scale such as MBOM's, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, capacity analysis, etc.
  • Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations.
  • Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
  • Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
  • Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
  • Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
  • 8+ years in manufacturing or similar position
  • An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
  • A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource-constrained environment
  • Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often working with very little definition
  • Harness & PCBA fabrication experience or proven competency in mechanical system design and analysis
  • Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes including sheet metal, machining, and 3D printing
  • Experience in NX/Teamcenter


US Salary Range

$146,000-$194,000 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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