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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building advanced autonomy, AI, and sensor systems for U.S. and allied military customers. The Drones team is hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to move UAS designs from prototype to scalable production, ensure first-time quality, and lead continuous improvement across Bolt, Ghost, Anvil, and future platforms.

Skills

  • Proven experience bridging design and production for electromechanical products
  • Strong DFM and documentation skills (MBOMs, work instructions, process flows)
  • Hands-on hardware manufacturing experience (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly)
  • Capacity planning, time studies, and production metrics analysis
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical/harness, and integration issues in real time
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment

Responsibilities

  • Support product transitions from concept through prototype, pilot, and full production with focus on speed, scalability, and first-time quality.
  • Provide daily sustaining support and real-time troubleshooting for mechanical fit, electrical/harness, and software/firmware integration issues.
  • Collaborate with design engineers to implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM) practices during development.
  • Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including MBOMs, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, and capacity analyses.
  • Partner with manufacturing planning and production teams to define capacity and meet customer demand.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives targeting cost reduction, quality improvement, and capacity increases using metrics and data.
  • Travel to suppliers and partner sites for sourcing, production issue resolution, and process implementation.

Education

  • Degree in engineering, mathematics, or a hard science (required)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (US)
  • Life and disability insurance covered by company
  • Generous PTO and caregiver/wellness leave, December holiday hiatus
  • Family planning support (fertility, adoption, gestational carriers)
  • 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, and life coaching
  • Professional development reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits and potential relocation assistance
  • Retirement plan options (401k/Roth/after-tax) and competitive equity grants
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Founded in 2017, based out of Irvine, California, Anduril is a defense technology company that builds creative cost-effective products to aid those serving on the front lines of national security. By listening to the national security community, A...

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