Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

Anduril

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Santa Ana, California, United States First seen 1 day, 16 hours ago Last seen 3 hours, 56 minutes ago Greenhouse

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• Lead manufacturing engineering for advanced drone systems (Bolt, Ghost, Anvil) by bridging design and high-volume production while ensuring first-time quality and scalability. • Provide daily sustaining support and real-time problem-solving for mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware issues across multiple product lines. • Own manufacturing documentation including BOMs, work instructions, process flows, and capacity planning analyses to support production at scale. • Requires bachelor's degree in technical field plus 8+ years manufacturing experience, with hands-on hardware fabrication background and demonstrated ability to deliver in resource-constrained environments. • Role includes supplier/partner site travel for sourcing, troubleshooting, and process implementation while driving continuous improvement and fostering innovation culture within the team.

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.

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.

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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.

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Company:
Anduril
Location:
Santa Ana, California, United States
Job Type:
Internship
Experience Level:
Senior
Source:
Greenhouse
Status:
Active

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