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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Manufacturing Engineer - Drones

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSanta Ana, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
  • At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing or a similar position.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver hardware creatively in a resource-constrained environment.
  • Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware through methods such as machining, fabrication, soldering, or assembly; personal or extracurricular projects may qualify.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Support product transition from concept through prototype, pilot, and full production while maintaining speed, flexibility, scalability, and first-time quality.
  • Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time troubleshooting of mechanical fitment, electrical and harnessing, software, and firmware issues.
  • Work with design engineers during development to incorporate design-for-manufacturing best practices and facilitate transition from design through prototype to rate production.
  • Own manufacturing documentation for scaled production, including manufacturing bills of materials, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, and capacity analyses.
  • Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity-planning actions that meet customer needs and expectations.
  • Work with the production team to resolve complex issues and meet customer demand.
  • Analyze metrics to drive continuous improvement initiatives in cost reduction, quality reduction, and capacity increase.
  • Foster innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
  • Travel to suppliers and partner sites for initial sourcing, ongoing production problem-solving, and implementation of process procedures as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often with limited definition.
  • Harness and printed circuit board assembly fabrication experience, or demonstrated 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 with NX and Teamcenter.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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