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 team is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer who is early in their career and wants 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.

As our team continues to quickly grow, we are looking for motivated candidates that are inspired to work within an extremely energetic, creative, and innovative team that is passionate about drone technology and high-rate production. We work in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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.
Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts
Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
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.

Required Qualifications

A degree in a technical field such as engineering or manufacturing
1+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples
Experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.)
A genuine interest in manufacturing, thirst for learning, and high degree of ownership
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

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
Interesting work on personal or extracurricular project is a plus.

US Salary Range

$86,000—$114,000 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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US Salary Range 86000 - 114000 USD

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